Assessing the potential of a fine powder to segregate using laser diffraction and sieve particle size measuring techniques

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-176

  Abou Chakra, H ^a   Tuzun U ^a   Bridle, I ^b   Leaper, M ^b   Bradley, M S A ^b   Reed, A R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Particle size distribution; Segregation

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAM EFFECTS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY);

PARTICLE SEGREGATION;

POWDERS;

EID: 0037259693     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855203763593967     Document Type: Article

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