TABLE OF CONTENTS In chapter 7, we described a new method of calculating the results of separation of the bulk material into two products (components). By analogy with this method, we describe a method of calculating the results of separation of such a material into n components in respect of the ( n-1) separation boundary.
It is assumed that the initial material is given. The particle size of the material is in the range from a 1 to a n and the material should be separated in respect of the ( n-1) boundary.
We assume, without restricting the general nature of the problem, that the algorithms have provided the following sequence of the separation boundaries for obtaining the maximum efficiency of separation:
(i.e. in this case, the separation in respect of the boundary a i takes place earlier than in respect of the boundary a i +1, and if the situation were reversed, the approach would be exactly the same). Also, for the separation in respect of every boundary, we obtain the parameters of apparatus (i.e. z is the number of stages, i * is the number of the stage of supply of the material into the apparatus, w is the rate of the airflow entering the apparatus from the bottom, these parameters differ for all boundaries). It should be assumed that it is required to calculate the separation resultd in component i
