SPECIFIC.

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Specific surface area per unit volume from a size distribution
with cake resistance during filtration via Kozeny-Carman

INPUTS: ** SECTION FOR SPECIFIC RESISTANCE: **

** Solid density: 2650 kg/m^3 **
** Cake concentration: 0.38 v/v **
Particle Cumul've ** Topsize Bottom Average Mass Mass fract'n
size mass ** of of size fraction over
undersize ** grade grade mid point
(um) (%) ** (um) (um) (um) (-) (1/um)
88.1 100 ** 102.1 88.1 95.1 0 0
76 99.7 ** 88.1 76 82.05 0.003 3.6563E-05
65.6 98.8 ** 76 65.6 70.8 0.009 0.00012712
56.6 97.2 ** 65.6 56.6 61.1 0.016 0.00026187
48.8 94.5 ** 56.6 48.8 52.7 0.027 0.00051233
42.1 90.7 ** 48.8 42.1 45.45 0.038 0.00083608
36.3 85.6 ** 42.1 36.3 39.2 0.051 0.00130102
31.3 79.1 ** 36.3 31.3 33.8 0.065 0.00192308
27 71.5 ** 31.3 27 29.15 0.076 0.0026072
23.3 63.6 ** 27 23.3 25.15 0.079 0.00314115
20.1 55.9 ** 23.3 20.1 21.7 0.077 0.00354839
17.4 49.2 ** 20.1 17.4 18.75 0.067 0.00357333
15 43 ** 17.4 15 16.2 0.062 0.00382716
12.9 36.6 ** 15 12.9 13.95 0.064 0.00458781
11.1 29.9 ** 12.9 11.1 12 0.067 0.00558333
9.6 24.3 ** 11.1 9.6 10.35 0.056 0.00541063
8.3 19.7 ** 9.6 8.3 8.95 0.046 0.00513966
7.2 15.9 ** 8.3 7.2 7.75 0.038 0.00490323
6.2 12.6 ** 7.2 6.2 6.7 0.033 0.00492537
5.3 9.2 ** 6.2 5.3 5.75 0.034 0.00591304
4.6 6.3 ** 5.3 4.6 4.95 0.029 0.00585859
4 3.9 ** 4.6 4 4.3 0.024 0.0055814
3.4 2 ** 4 3.4 3.7 0.019 0.00513514
3 1 ** 3.4 3 3.2 0.01 0.003125
2.6 0.2 ** 3 2.6 2.8 0.008 0.00285714
2.2 0 ** 2.6 2.2 2.4 0.002 0.00083333
** ** ** ---------
0.08154898
CALCULATED VALUES:
SPECIFIC SURFACE IS: 6 times 0.08154898 1/microns
(ie assuming spheres) = 489293.852 1/metres
Sauter mean diameter: 12.3 microns
Permeability (by K & C): 1.3788E-12 square metres
Specific resistance: 720231606 m/kg
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Particle size, microns.