The degree of mixing for solid particles can be quantified by measuring the statistical variation in composition among samples withdrawn from a mix. The standard deviation (s) or variance (s2) of the number fraction of a component (e.g. A) in multiple small samples is used. For a completely random mixture, the theoretical variance (sr2) can be calculated based on the overall mass fraction (p) and number of particles (n) in each sample. For an unmixed system, the variance is so2. The degree of mixing (b) is represented by the equation b = (so2 - s2) / (so2 - sr2), where b=0 for an unmixed material and b=
The degree of mixing for solid particles can be quantified by measuring the statistical variation in composition among samples withdrawn from a mix. The standard deviation (s) or variance (s2) of the number fraction of a component (e.g. A) in multiple small samples is used. For a completely random mixture, the theoretical variance (sr2) can be calculated based on the overall mass fraction (p) and number of particles (n) in each sample. For an unmixed system, the variance is so2. The degree of mixing (b) is represented by the equation b = (so2 - s2) / (so2 - sr2), where b=0 for an unmixed material and b=
The degree of mixing for solid particles can be quantified by measuring the statistical variation in composition among samples withdrawn from a mix. The standard deviation (s) or variance (s2) of the number fraction of a component (e.g. A) in multiple small samples is used. For a completely random mixture, the theoretical variance (sr2) can be calculated based on the overall mass fraction (p) and number of particles (n) in each sample. For an unmixed system, the variance is so2. The degree of mixing (b) is represented by the equation b = (so2 - s2) / (so2 - sr2), where b=0 for an unmixed material and b=
The degree of mixing for solid particles can be quantified by measuring the statistical variation in composition among samples withdrawn from a mix. The standard deviation (s) or variance (s2) of the number fraction of a component (e.g. A) in multiple small samples is used. For a completely random mixture, the theoretical variance (sr2) can be calculated based on the overall mass fraction (p) and number of particles (n) in each sample. For an unmixed system, the variance is so2. The degree of mixing (b) is represented by the equation b = (so2 - s2) / (so2 - sr2), where b=0 for an unmixed material and b=
degree of mixing. When dealing with solid particles, the statistical variation in composition among samples withdrawn at any time from a mix is commonly used as a measure of the degree of mixing. The standard deviation s (the square root of the mean of the squares of the individual deviations) or the variance s 2 is generally used For granular solids multiple small samples each containing n particles are used. Consider a mixture of component A and B, from which N spot samples each containing n particles, are taken and analyzed. The standard deviation s is given by _
2 ( x
x ) i 1 i N
s=
N 1
xi = number fraction of A in each sample
_
= average value of measured number fraction
For completely random mixture sr2 =
p (1 p) n
Where sr2 = variance for the mixture, p is overall
mass fraction of component A, and n is the number of particles in each sample. For unmixed system (ie before mixing)
so2 = p (1- p)
so is the value of s for unmixed material and b = 0
for unmixed material s = s0 and b=0 for completely randomized material and b =1 and s
= sr
When the material is partly mixed, then degree of mixing
may be represented by term b
b=
( so2 s 2 ) 2 ( so2 sr )
b = 0 for an unmixed material and 1 for a completely