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Table 5

Cut diameters of sludge for specific disintegration times

Particle size (μm)	Volumetric energy E_V(UT) (kWh m⁻³)
Particle size (μm)	0	10	20	50	100
d₁	70.4	6.81	9.42	5.49	3.57
d₁₀	361	37.4	80.5	27.9	18.0
d₂₅	580	197	289	149	81.6
d₅₀	891	579	552	482	677
d₇₅	1,340	958	870	800	1,180
d₉₀	1,910	1,410	1,240	1,140	1,770
D [4,3]	1,030	669	627	541	778
Volume below 99.9 μm (%)	1.72	18.78	11.58	21.31	26.62

Particle size (μm)	Volumetric energy E_V(UT) (kWh m⁻³)
Particle size (μm)	0	10	20	50	100
d₁	70.4	6.81	9.42	5.49	3.57
d₁₀	361	37.4	80.5	27.9	18.0
d₂₅	580	197	289	149	81.6
d₅₀	891	579	552	482	677
d₇₅	1,340	958	870	800	1,180
d₉₀	1,910	1,410	1,240	1,140	1,770
D [4,3]	1,030	669	627	541	778
Volume below 99.9 μm (%)	1.72	18.78	11.58	21.31	26.62