LEGEND:

0 current reading at initial time

- current reading at given time
Objective 1 & 2 - net current
8 t time
qnet net charge
Eact experimental energy requirement
,8 ,8 V voltage
( , 0 )8 ,8 = 8 ,8 Dparticle diameter
,8 = ( 0 )8
RK relative energy requirement using Kicks Law

,8 RR relative energy requirement using Rittingers Law
=
,4
4

,4 ,2
( , 0 )4 ,4 = 4
,4 = ( 0 )4

%
(D1, D2)8 % =

(ln 1 )
1 2 8
= =
(D1, D2)4 2
(ln 1 )
2 4

(D1, D2)8 %
1 1 % =
( )
1 2 1 1
= =
(D1, D2)4 2 1 1
( )
2 1 2
 Objective 3
Mass of total sample sieved
Mass of sample per
sieve tray,
mass of empty tray ( )
=
= = ()

+ ()

Sieve aperture size;

Size of particles not retained;

+
, =
2

dx/dd

Variation of product
distribution