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sieve analysis

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sieve analysis [′siv ə‚nal·ə·səs]
(engineering)
The size distribution of solid particles on a series of standard sieves of decreasing size, expressed as a weight percent. Also known as sieve classification; sieving.

sieve analysis, screen analysis
A determination of the proportions of particles lying within certain size ranges in a granular material by separation on sieves of different-size openings.


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00 Paperback TP325 A consultant in fossil fuel analysis and quality management based in New Jersey, Nadkarni lists the ASTM methods for measuring such characteristics as carbon and hydrogen in coal and coke, mercury, plasticity of coal, sieve analysis, specific gravity of lump coal, and washability.
The sieve analysis showed that the particles having diameters ranging from 0 to 63 [micro]m represented 40.
It should be noted that sieve analysis of the ash samples did not reveal any special and distinct changes in the grain composition of the ash samples obtained at different loads of the boiler.
 
 
 
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