Size Segregation of Nickel Pellets Flowing into a Packed Bed

AbstractThe size segregation of nickel pellets fed to a packed bed has been measured with mixtures of sizes ranging from less than 1 mm to about 10 mm. The pellet mixture is fed to one side of a rectangular cell and then samples are removed from different lateral positions in the cell for screen analysis. During the feeding process the finer pellets tend to percolate vertically downwards while the larger pellets tend to roll down the sloping surface of the bed. The resulting segregation has been correlated with the size distribution of the feed pellets and the lateral position in the cell, using polynomial equations with three or four adjustable coefficients.

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