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39<br />

Classification of materials according to the shape or form of grains, adopted<br />

by ISO [71], is as follows:<br />

sharp-edged, with three d<strong>im</strong>ensions s<strong>im</strong>ilar,<br />

sharp-edged, with one of the three d<strong>im</strong>ensions clearly greater than the<br />

other two,<br />

sharp-edged, with one of three d<strong>im</strong>ensions clearly smaller than the other two,<br />

round-edged, with the three d<strong>im</strong>ensions s<strong>im</strong>ilar,<br />

round-edged, with one of three d<strong>im</strong>ensions clearly greater than other two,<br />

fibrous, stringy, curly, linked.<br />

The hardness of granular materials is most frequently assessed using the 10-<br />

grade Mohs scale. The particular grades of the scale correspond to the following:<br />

1 – talcum, 2 – gypsum, 3 – calcite, 4 – fluorite, 5 – apatite, 6 – orthoclase, 7 – quartz,<br />

8 – topaz, 9 – corundum and 10 – diamond. In this scale, cereal grain falls<br />

between grade 1 and 3 of hardness.<br />

Abrasiveness of granular materials is their ability to damage surfaces of equipment<br />

with which they are in contact as a result of movement over the surfaces.<br />

The degree of abrasiveness is related to the hardness, shape and size of the<br />

material grains. Chattopadhyay et al. [34] list four grades of abrasiveness of<br />

granular materials:<br />

mildly abrasive,<br />

moderately abrasive,<br />

extremely abrasive,<br />

very sharp, gouges soft materials like rubber.<br />

Flowability of granular materials is related to grain size and shape, surface<br />

properties, moisture, temperature, adhesion, cohesion, and mainly on consolidation<br />

t<strong>im</strong>e. ISO proposes a classification of materials according to their flowability that<br />

is based on the flow function ff introduced by Jenike [76]. The function will be<br />

discussed in detail in chapter 8. Chattopadhyay et al. [34] supplemented that<br />

classification with two extreme categories, proposing a division comprising six<br />

classes of materials:<br />

fluidlike flooding<br />

very free flowing ff > 10,<br />

free flowing 10 > ff > 4,<br />

average flowing 4 > ff > 2,<br />

poor flowing 2 > ff,<br />

sluggish/interlocked.

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