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Outlaw locked particles – 3rd order locking criteria
Author(s) -
Meloy Thomas P.,
Preti Ugo
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
particle and particle systems characterization
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.877
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-4117
pISSN - 0934-0866
DOI - 10.1002/ppsc.19920090135
Subject(s) - phase (matter) , order (exchange) , particle (ecology) , materials science , particle size , optics , mineralogy , physics , geology , chemistry , quantum mechanics , oceanography , finance , economics
An unexpectedly large additional three phase locking region, the outlaw area has been found where three phase, locked particle may be formed. This implies that in some ores, the number of three phase locked particles may be an order of magnitude larger than expected. The size of this outlaw region is sensitive to the angle at which the three phases meet. Since these higher order locked particles behave differently in separation circuits, it is proposed that in characterizing a solid or ore rock, these angles between the interfacial planes be both measured and included in a Textural Transform.