Experimental Characterization of the Influence of Ore Drawing Parameters on Tailing Deposition

Table 3

Characteristic values of the and in all these cases.

Case code	Median particle size			Effective particle size
	(mm)	(mm)		(mm)	(mm)
	0.144	0.019	7.58	0.051	0.0023	22.17
	0.140	0.021	6.67	0.055	0.0025	22.00
	0.130	0.032	4.06	0.063	0.0025	25.20
	0.125	0.051	2.45	0.033	0.0040	8.25
	0.170	0.014	12.14	0.035	0.0020	17.50
	0.170	0.029	5.86	0.060	0.0036	16.67
	0.160	0.033	4.85	0.048	0.0040	2.00

Note: and represent the maximum values and minimum values of the median particle size along the path in every case. and represent the maximum values and minimum values of the effective particle size along the path in every case.