ISO 1953:2015 pdf download

ISO 1953:2015 pdf download.Hard coal — Size analysis by sieving
1 Scope
This International Standard specifies reference methods for the size analysis of coal by manual sieving (wet or dry), using test sieves of aperture sizes between 125 mm and 45 μm. A guide to sampling is given in Annex A. This International Standard is applicable to all hard coals. It is not applicable to coke or other manufactured fuels. In the case of pulverized coal which has been ground so that a high proportion passes through the test sieve of smallest aperture size, the methods described in this International Standard will determine only the percentage oversize.
2 Normative references
The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 1213-1, Solid mineral fuels — Vocabulary — Part 1: Terms relating to coal preparation
ISO 1213-2, Solid mineral fuels — Vocabulary — Part 2: Terms relating to sampling, testing and analysis
ISO 13909 (all parts), Hard coal and coke — Mechanical sampling
ISO 18283, Hard coal and coke — Manual sampling
ISO 3310-1, Test sieves — Technical requirements and testing — Part 1: Test sieves of metal wire cloth
ISO 3310-2, Test sieves — Technical requirements and testing — Part 2: Test sieves of perforated metal plate
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in ISO 1213-1 and ISO 1213-2 apply.
4 Apparatus
4.1 For all methods
4.1.1 Test sieves, exclusively round-hole or exclusively square-hole, complying with ISO 3310-1 or ISO 3310-2, as appropriate.
The recommended series of test sieves for general purposes is 125 mm, 90 mm, 75 mm, 63 mm, 50 mm, 45 mm, 31,5 mm, 22,4 mm, 16 mm, 11,2 mm, 8 mm, 5,6 mm, 4 mm, 2 mm and 1 mm nominal aperture sizes, square-hole, or the same sizes of round-hole sieves. If this series is inadequate for the sizing of graded coals, sieves from the supplementary sizes 100 mm, 80 mm, 40 mm, 25 mm, 20 mm, 12,5 mm, 10 mm and 6,3 mm may be included. For samples greater than 125 mm, single square-hole gauges of the required dimensions may be used for the larger pieces. Test sieves of nominal aperture size 4 mm and less should be of metal wire cloth; the recommended series of nominal aperture sizes is 4 mm, 2,8 mm, 2 mm, 1,4 mm, 1 mm, 710 μm, 500 μm, 355 μm, 250 μm, 180 μm, 125 μm, 90 μm, 63 μm and 45 μm.When a complete size analysis is required, it is preferable, subject to the range of sieve aperture sizes available, that the mass of coal in any size fraction does not exceed 30 % of the total mass of sample being sieved. The largest aperture size sieve should be that on which not more than 5 % mass fraction of the sample is retained and the smallest aperture size sieve should be that through which not more than 5 % mass fraction of the sample passes. It is important to check the sieves from time to time, by the methods described in ISO 3310-1 and ISO 3310-2, to ensure that the aperture dimensions are within the specified tolerances. Worn or damaged sieves can give rise to serious errors in size analysis and should be discarded.