Measuring particle size using modern laser diffraction techniques.

Paint & Coatings Industry;  August 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......of this series of articles examining particle size analysis in the coatings industry...Kippax looked at the significance of particle size and its relationship to the performance...the most widely used technologies for particle size measurement, its applications and benefits...

Gloss control and the role of particle size.

Paint & Coatings Industry;  August 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...The particle size of pigments has long been recognized...functionality of coatings systems. Particle size is related directly to the efficiency...the scattering power increasing as particle size decreases. This in turn affects the...

Particle size analyzer cuts energy use.

Control Engineering;  October 1, 2008 ;     375 words ......China) is using an Insitec on-line particle size analyzer from Malvern Instruments...electrodes for aluminium smelting, and particle size directly influences electrode performance...off the final product. Traditionally, particle size was measured by off-line sieve analysis...

The effect of reducing alfalfa haylage particle size on cows in early...

Journal of Dairy Science;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......evaluate effects of reducing forage particle size on cows in early lactation based on...included alfalfa haylage of different particle size; short (SH), mostly short (MSH), mostly...significantly decreased with decreasing particle size. Reducing haylage particle size ...

Properties of tropical and midlatitude ice cloud particle ensembles. Part...

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences;  November 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......microphysical properties of ice cloud layers in the vertical...than 2000 ensembles or particle size distributions (PSDs...on the properties of ice cloud particle ensembles rather than...improved treatment of ice cloud's microphysical properties...

Ethyl cellulose as a matrix former: The influence of particle size on...

Pharmaceutical Technology Europe;  November 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......cellulose 7cP (EC 7cP) with the following particle size ranges: <50 (mu)m, 90-125 (mu)m...elasticity decreased. An increase in particle size showed an increase in the crushing...primary binding forces. Increasing the EC particle size also increased the effective energy...

Improving cement quality with particle size analysis. (laser diffraction...

Ceramic Industry;  July 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......diffraction technique can provide more timely particle size measurements throughout the manufacturing...raw materials, firing temperatures and particle size. Of particular interest is particle size measurement since it can affect process...

Measuring particle size at high concentration. (acoustic spectroscopy)

Ceramic Industry;  July 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......OFFERS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY TO PERFORM PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS AT CONCENTRATIONS UP TO 50% BY VOLUME. The particle size distribution of ceramic forming...the ceramic industry have adopted particle size analysis as a routine measurement...

The effect of corn silage particle size on eating behavior, chewing...

Journal of Dairy Science;  October 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......evaluate effects of reducing corn silage particle size on eating behavior, chewing activity...chemically similar but varied in corn silage particle size: short (SH), mostly short (MSH), mostly...and 8.8 mm, respectively. Reducing particle size increased dry matter intake (DMI) ...

Effect of Extenders with Narrow and Broad Particle Size Distributions on...

The Journal of Coatings Technology;  April 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ......necessary to know the granulometry or particle size distribution of the extender to...top cut, but one with a broad particle size distribution curve, and the other one with a narrow or steep particle size distribution curve, were compared...

Short Communication: Prediction of Mean Particle Size and Proportion of...

Journal of Dairy Science;  November 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT Mean particle size of alfalfa silage and corn silage can be predicted based...diagonal also provided reasonable estimates of mean particle size. (Key words: particle size, forage length) Providing adequate physically effective...

Simulation of the evolution of particle size distributions in a vehicle...

Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......understanding of the evolution of particle size distributions in exhaust plumes with...streamlines in an exhaust plume, ambient particle size distributions, and vehicle and wind speed on the particle size distribution in an exhaust plume...

Particle size analyzers: first step to quality. (techniques and...

Ceramic Industry;  October 1, 1991 ;     700+ words ......process control applications. Correct particle size is important in quality assurance...Walter Munday, product manager for particle size instrumentation, Shimadzu Scientific...the raw material for an approximate particle size range. Horiba's Pohl says the properties...

Pennsylvania, Michigan Inventors Develop Particle Size Monitoring Method

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 18, 2008 ;     291 words ......developed a method for monitoring particle size. According to the U.S. Patent &...processes that provide for a reduction in particle size and processes that result in an increase in particle size. One embodiment of the present invention...

Ensuring quality in particle size distribution analysis: the quality of...

Ceramic Industry;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......laboratories use a variety of particle size analyzers and analytical techniques to determine millions of particle size distributions per year. This information...material's quality--knowing the particle size distribution enables a material...