POWER LAW EQUATION.

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Exponents and constants in resistance and concentration equations
follows from laboratory constant pressure tests

INPUTS ********* ********* ************ ********* ********* ********

Solid density: 2650 kg/m^3 ********
Liquid density: 1000 kg/m^3 ********
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***CALCULATED VALUES:
Cake Specific Moisture ***Cake ln(C) ln(a) ln(DP)
forming resistance ratio ***concn
pressure **
(Pa) (m/kg) (-) ***(v/v)
55000 1.89E+011 1.79 ***0.32325845 -1.12930314 2.597E+01 10.9150885
100000 2.43E+011 1.74 ***0.33772374 -1.08552705 2.622E+01 11.5129255
200000 3.81E+011 1.65 ***0.36730946 -1.00155058 2.667E+01 12.2060726
280000 3.25E+011 1.65 ***0.36730946 -1.00155058 2.651E+01 12.5425449
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1000000000000 ********
Specific resistance, m/kg

100000000000

10000000000
10000 100000 1000000 10000000
Cake forming pressure, Pa.
Regression Output for Concentration
Intercept: -2.0680472
Gradient: 0.08593783
Correlation coefficient: 0.97987322
Regression Output for Specific Resistance
Intercept: 21.6870625
Gradient: 0.3943954
Correlation coefficient: 0.92082576
GIVES: ******** ******** ********
Constant Co: 0.138 ********
Exponent m: 0.086 ********
Constant (alpha)o: 4.33E+009 ********
Exponent n: 0.394 ********
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