An improved estimation of size distribution from particle profile measurements

Powder Technology

Volumn 166, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 152-160

  Al Thyabat, S ^a   Miles, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Particle shape; Particle size distribution

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEPARATION; SIEVES;

ON-LINE PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SHAPE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSERS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

POWDER METALLURGY;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POWDER METALLURGY; SEPARATION; SIEVES;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION; LABORATORY; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PARTICLE SIZE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33746530055     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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