A modified Nukiyama-Tanasawa distribution function and a Rosin-Rammler model for the particle-size-distribution analysis

Powder Technology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-281

  Gonzalez Tello P ^a   Camacho, F ^a   Vicaria, J M ^a   Gonzalez P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Distribution function; Particle size

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FLUID MECHANICS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; PULSE SHAPING CIRCUITS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPRAYING;

DISTRIBUTION ANALYSIS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION; EMPIRICAL MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; PARTICLE-SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ROSIN-RAMMLER MODELS; SPRAY ATOMIZATION;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEBULIZATION; NUKIYAMA-TANASAWA MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; ROSIN-RAMMLER MODEL; STATISTICAL PARAMETERS;

EID: 49549097338     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2007.12.011     Document Type: Article

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