Fragmentation particle size distribution analysis

Particle size analysis is useful for assessing attrition because both fragmentation and fine formation yield separate particle populations with different sizes. Production of midsize particles by means of shattering will lower the particle population s mean size and increase its size spread, as formation of fines through surface erosion will make the overall size distribution bimodal or multimodal. Barletta et al. (1993b) summarizes the different size distribution patterns in attrition resulting from the predominant attrition mechanisms and reviews the different models that fit these distributions. 

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