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Recommended models for mineral liberation in crushers

I'm investigating comminution processes at work, and from my studies I know that there are different breakage models for different modes (Compression, attrition, fracture etc). So far I have only ...
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What is the difference between “Crushed Stone” and “Crushed Gravel” aggregate?

Crushing Question While reading a material specification for crushed aggregate, the text mentions both "crushed stone" and "crushed gravel" are acceptable. These materials sound very similar, but ...
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Observability using the Discrete Extended Kalman Filter (EKF)

I have built (several) discrete Extended Kalman Filters (EKF). The system model I am building has 9 states, and 10 observations. I see that most of the states converge except one. All except 1-2 of ...
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How do the bubble oscillations in two-phase flows affect the dissipation rate of turbulent kinetic energy?

I am investigating the effects of bubble oscillations (calculated using the Rayleigh-Plesset equation for bubble dynamics) on the turbulence in two-phase flows. Since I am using cryogenic fluids, the ...
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Preventing condensate backup at startup with orifice (venturi) steam traps on medium pressure batch process mains?

I am working with 1" medium pressure steam mains (45 psig) for a batch process. Time between batches is usually short (to the order of minutes) but depending on the day the delay can be hours, and ...
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Strength of a welded steel gate with vertical bars vs. crossed diagonal bars

Looking for some hints on how to create a rough estimate for the following problem. Given two steel gates with the same dimensions, same material - e.g. everything is the same. The only difference ...
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How do I batch plot drawings in monochrome without editing DWG?

I'm using AutoCAD 2015, and I run into this all the time. I'm given a group of DWG drawings, and I want to plot them into one monochrome PDF, but they do not have monochrome.ctb selected as the plot ...
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How do you determine the accuracy of a measurement device?

Lets say you have a measurement device of which you do not know the accuracy, and a reference measurement device. Both measure a variable $x$. The range of interest is $x_0<x < x_1$. How do you ...
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Low cost, moderately accurate water depth measurement

tl;dr: After an extended conversation with an old-timer, I realized a few things: The single most valuable measurement for the majority of people will be water-depth-in-well. The second most valuable ...
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What is the significance of a diagonal input in a control diagram?

I have seen several block diagrams with diagonal inputs, drawn with an arrow through the block. and others like that (via Google image search) What is difference between this and a typical signal ...
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In the context of a known disturbance $d(t)$ in a control loop, what is the $\Delta t$ at which the control loop has to be executed?

As an example, consider a P-T1-system with a PID-controller. First look only at the P-T1 system, set a $y_r$ and wait a long time - then we take a look on its output $x$ and see that it has still a ...
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What's this mystery symbol on a manufactured machine?

I hope this is the right place to ask this question; if not I'd really appreciate some tips as to where else I can go for answers. The symbol above (apologies for the blurry quality) is on a Chinese/...
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Are all pressure-volume processes polytropic?

I was searching for information about pressure-volume processes when I read, in a heat engineering book, "The process is polytropic with $PV^n = \text{constant}$." How can I know that a real life ...
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How do you select the correct area to consiser for first moment of area calculations?

I have just begun studying mechanics of materials and I am struggling to understand intuitively how to select the area in first moment of area calculations. I was hoping someone has a relatively easy ...
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Soil swelling and mass/volume relationships

Given moisture content, Specific gravity of solids, initial volume, and weight. I'm asked to compute the moist unit weight, dry unit weight, and degree of saturation of this compacted soil. This is ...
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Bonding Semiconductors to PCB

I'm trying to bond semiconductor samples (Si and Ge) area ~1-2cm^2 to fiberglass printed circuit board (PCB) We use West system marine epoxy for other things. 105 resin 209 hardener (long cure time.) ...
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Best way to get rid of turbulent flows?

I am making a testing facility for pumps. This facility has to be able to handle 500 m3/h with at little turbulence as possible. The basin itself is 5 meters long, 2,5 meters wide and 2 meters tall. ...
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What liquid crystals are used most frequently in displays?

Is there a specific chemical that is used frequently in the production of liquid crystal displays? During my internet research so far, it seems as if the specific chemical composition of the liquid ...
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Comparing the performance of glass and granite in a heat storage application

Background I am working with a small team on a university project to build a greenhouse heat sink. This will pass warm air at the top of the greenhouse down through a chamber underground filled with ...