Solid Waste Engineering
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ISBN: 9781305635203
Author: Worrell, William A.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.3P
To determine
(a)
The shredder which did a better job in reducing the size of the solid waste.
To determine
(b)
The shredder that yielded a more uniform product.
To determine
(c)
The curves for each shredder using Rosin-Rammler plot.
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