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Table 2 Range of measured adhesive force between each particle and a Petri dish

From: Laboratory experiments on agglomeration of particles in a granular stream

Particle type

Diameter rangea (μm)

Adhesive forceb (μN)

Glass bead 50 μm

44–66

0.16–5.6

Glass bead 100 μm

74–112

0.027–13

Alumina particle 77 μm

62–92

0.0062–13

Silica sand 73 μm

58–88

0.0069–8.0

  1. a80–120% of the median diameter (see Fig. 1)
  2. bThe corresponding range of values for the particles within the diameter range shown in the left column
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