We have recently developed an apparatus for particle shape separation by gyratory motion. In order to study the seperation characteristics, it has been applied to:
1. distinction of particles having relatively small shape difference.
2. preparation of artificial diamond particles as a powdered abrasive according to its crystal morphology.
It has become clear that the efficiency of apparatus for separating spherical particles from non-spherical ones is influenced mainly by the mixed ratio of non-spherical particles in the feed whereas the separation of non-spherical particles could be assessed by making frequency recovery diagrams of desired shape as well as those of undesired one for the gyration radius to be applied.
The apparatus was also successfully applied for the shape classification of powdered abrasives, concentrating crystallized particles in highly nonspherical fractions.
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