Computer Program for Calculation of Particle Size Distribution From Sedimentation Data.

Abstract

A new mathematical method of obtaining particle size distribution from sedimentation data is developed from the same assumptions .as• the ' traditional Oden.method,. The main advantage of this method is that it, eliminates the necessity of drawing tangents requireq by ~e Oden IIleth_od. A computer program to solve the simultane.ous system of equations obtained from this theory and to calculate. th.e distribution results is described. A comparison of results obtained from a typical sedimentation experiment using this method and the Oden method concludes the article.