Process / pipelineParticle Size Distribution Modeling
Rosin-Rammler Distribution
The Rosin-Rammler Distribution, introduced by Paul Rosin and Erich Rammler in 1933, is an empirical probability distribution that describes the particle size distribution of ground or crushed materials. It characterizes fineness by two parameters: the characteristic size (d-prime) and the uniformity index (n). This distribution is remarkably accurate for mineral processing streams and is ubiquitous in comminution engineering.
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- Rosin, P., & Rammler, E. (1933). The laws governing the fineness of powdered coal. Journal of the Institute of Fuel, 7, 29-36. link ↗
- Austin, L. G., Klimpel, R. R., & Luckie, P. T. (2006). Process engineering of size reduction: Ball grinding mills. Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration. link ↗