Pneumatics - Solid Transports and Particle Sizes

Typical particle sizes for common products as coal, sand, ash and more

The table below can be used as an indication of typical particle sizes of some common products.

Product Typical Particle Size
(micron)
Outdoor dust 0.5
Sand blasting 1.4
Foundry dust 1.0 - 200
Granite cutting 1.4
Coal mining 1.0
Raindrops 500 - 5000
Mist 40 - 500
Fog 1 - 40
Fly ash 3 - 70
Pulverized coal 10 - 400
  • 1 micron = 0.001 mm

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