Micromeritics: the technology of fine particles

Preface to First Edition......Page 1
Symbols and Units......Page 3
Ch. 1 INTRODUCTION......Page 7
Ch. 2 DYNAMICS OF SMALL PARTICLES......Page 18
Ch. 3 SHAPE AND SIZE-DISTRIBUTION OF PARTICLES......Page 45
Ch. 4 METHODS OF PARTICLE-SIZE MEASUREMENT......Page 72
Ch. 5 THEORY OF SIEVING AND GRADING OF MATERIALS......Page 100
Ch. 6 CHARACTERISTICS OF PACKINGS......Page 127
Ch. 7 BEHAVIOR OF PARTICLES UNDER PRESSURE......Page 153
Ch. 8 DIFFUSION OF PARTICLES......Page 168
Ch. 9 ELECTRICAL, OPTICAL AND SONIC PROPERTIES......Page 184
Ch. 10 THERMODYNAMICS OF PARTICLES......Page 213
Ch. 11 SURFACE PROPERTIES OF PARTICLES......Page 227
Ch. 12 CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SMALL PARTICLES......Page 248
Ch. 13 FLOW OF FLUIDS THROUGH PACKINGS......Page 265
Ch. 14 INFILTRATION AND PARTICLE-MOISTURE RELATIONSHIPS......Page 285
Ch. 15 CAPILLARITY......Page 306
Ch. 16 DETERMINATION OF PARTICLE SURFACE......Page 331
Ch. 17 MUDS AND SLURRIES......Page 347
Ch. 18 TRANSPORT OF PARTICLES......Page 369
Ch. 19 DUST CLOUDS......Page 394
Ch. 20 ATMOSPHERIC AND INDUSTRIAL DUST......Page 421
Ch. 21 COLLECTION AND SEPARATION OF PARTICULATE MATTER FROM AIR......Page 439
Ch. 22 THEORY OF FINE GRINDING......Page 454
Ch. 23 SAMPLING......Page 483
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 500
APPENDIX Useful Constants and Conversion Factors......Page 543
AUTHOR INDEX......Page 549
SUBJECT INDEX......Page 553