HW No1

Q1. A random mixture consists of two components A and B in proportions

19 and 81 % by mass, respectively, the particles are spherical and A and B
have particle densities of 827 and 1120 kg/m 3, respectively. The cumulative
undersize mass distribution (FA, FB) of the two components are shown in
Table below.
Nominal Sieve FA FB
size, μm
2057 1
1676 0.77
1405 0.61 1.0
1204 0.35 0.83
1003 0.27 0.71
853 0.19 0.52
699 0.12 0.38
599 0.06 0.14
500 0.02 0.07
422 0 0

Find the followings:

1. AW, NW, DS, DV, DW for component A
2. Plot the particles size distribution curve (log-normal) for component B
(cumulative undersize)
3. Find the D80 of component B
4. The total number of particles for both components A and B in 1 kg
5. The number of particles in the size fraction 599/500 for component A
6. If samples of 1 g are withdrawn from the mixture find
a. The total number of particles in this 1 g of the mixture
b. Upper limit of variance of the mixture
c. Lower limit of variance of the mixture
Q2. The following table gives the size distribution of a dust as measured by
microscope. Convert these figures to obtain the distribution on a mass basis,
and calculate the specific surface (mass and volume), assuming spherical
particles of density 2650 kg/m3

Size range in microns Number of particles in the range

0-2 2000

2-4 600

4-8 140

8-12 40

12-16 15

16-20 5

20-24 2

Plot cumulative particle size distribution curve (log-normal) and find D50

You can use excel sheet for calculations, but you need to demonstrate
sample calculations
Deadline 08/10/2019 at 9:30 AM