A Fractal Description of Finely Ground Particles of Natural Quartz Using Particle Size and Image Analyses

• Published in: JOM (1989) Vol. 75; no. 4; pp. 1333 - 1344
• Main Authors: Guzzo, Pedro L., Ţălu, Ştefan, Kulesza, Slawomir, Bramowicz, Miroslaw
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.04.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Algorithms; Chemistry/Food Science; Comminution; Diameters; Earth Sciences; Electron micrographs; Energy consumption; Engineering; Environment; Fractal geometry; Fractals; Grinding; Image processing; Mineral processing; Morphology; Numerical analysis; Particle size; Particle size distribution; Physics; Quartz; Shape factor; Size reduction; Technical Article; Ultrafines

The morphological characteristics of mineral particles in ultrafine range have a significant influence on engineering processes but have not been extensively explored until now. In this study, the morphology of fine quartz particles produced in a planetary ball mill is considered using fractal geome...