Table 1 Particle size of quartz sand.

From: Experimental analysis and model prediction of elbow pipe's erosion in water-cooled radiator

Mesh number of quartz sand (Cw)

Range of particle diameter (mm)

Median particle diameter (mm)

20–24

0.8–0.9

0.85

30–35

0.5–0.6

0.55

40–45

0.4–0.45

0.425

70–75

0.2–0.224

0.212