1-1.frequency distribution curve
Frequency of mass or volume of particles in a given particle size range.
The particle size with the greatest frequency is the 'mode diameter'.
1-2.Residual curves (R-curves, sieve top curves)
Fraction of the mass or volume of particles that 'remain' on a sieve of the same size as the particle size.
The particle size at which the residual is 50% is the 'median diameter'.
1-3.Passage rate curves (P-curves, under sieve curves)
Fraction of the mass or volume of particles that 'pass' through a sieve of the same size as the particle size.
Pass rate(P) = 1 – Residual(R)

残留率residual メディアン径median diameter 粒子径particle size 篩の目の大きさSieve size
1-4.Rosin-Rammler distribution
Empirical formula that fits well with the particle size distribution of actual powders and grain particles.
D is the particle size, De is the particle size at 37% residual, the higher the n value the more uniform the particle size.