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Abstract

Six different particle size distribution (Gates–Gaudin–Schuhmann (GGS), Rosin–Rammler (RR), Lognormal, Normal, Gamma, and Swebrec) models were compared under different metallurgical coke grinding conditions (ball size and grinding time). Adjusted R2, Akaike information criterion (AIC), and the root mean of square error (RMSE) were employed as comparison criteria. Swebrec and RR presented superior comparison criteria with the higher goodness-of-fit and the lower AIC and RMSE, containing the minimum variance values among data. The worst model fitting was GGS, with the poorest comparison criteria and a wider results variation. The undulation Swebrec parameter was ball size and grinding time-dependent, considering greater b values (b > 3) at longer grinding times. The RR α parameter does not exhibit a defined tendency related to grinding conditions, while the k parameter presents smaller values at longer grinding times. Both models depend on metallurgical coke grinding conditions and are hence an indication of the grinding behaviour. Finally, oversize and ultrafine particles are found with ball sizes of 4.0 cm according to grinding time. The ball size of 2.54 cm shows slight changes in particle median diameter over time, while 3.0 cm ball size requires more grinding time to reduce metallurgical coke particles.

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Title
Particle Size Distribution Models for Metallurgical Coke Grinding Products
Author
Colorado-Arango, Laura 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Menéndez-Aguado, Juan M 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Osorio-Correa, Adriana 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín 050010, Colombia; [email protected] (L.C.-A.); [email protected] (A.O.-C.) 
 Escuela Politécnica de Mieres, Universidad de Oviedo, 33600 Oviedo, Spain 
First page
1288
Publication year
2021
Publication date
2021
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20754701
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2565416306
Copyright
© 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.