Micromeritics Flashcards
Science and technology of small particles
Micromeritics
Any unit of matter having defined physical dimensions
Particle
Expressed in diameter
Particle size
An estimate of the size range present and the number or weight fraction of each particle size
Particle size distribution
For particles > 1 μm; use calibrated stage and ocular micrometers
Optical microscopy
Measurement of the distance between tangents parallel to some fixed direction
Feret diameter
Diameter of a circle with the same area as that of the particle observed perpendicular to the surface on which the particle rests
Projected area diameter
Taken as the length of a line that bisects a particle
Martin diameter
Method of choice for classification of the coarser grades of single powders or granules
Sieving
Special cylindrical container designed such that a sample can be removed from the lower portion at selected time intervals
Adreasen apparatus
Coulter counter (Principle involved)
Electronic resistance
HIAV/Royco Light Blockage Instrument (Principle involved)
Light blockage
Beckman Coulter Model (Principle involved)
Photon correlation spectroscopy
Micro-computerized Mercury Porosimetry (Principle involved)
Adsorption
German Counter (Principle involved)
Faraday-Tyndall effect (Light scattering)