Table 2.

Corn grain particle size distribution

Pores in the sieve	% of total
> 6.0 mm	0.67
≤ 6.0 and > 3.5 mm	5.31
≤ 3.5 and > 2.0 mm	26.67
≤ 2.0 and > 1.25 mm	48.06
≤ 1.25 mm	19.30
Mean particle size of corn, mm1	1.93

¹Corn retained on the 6 mm screen was determined in 20 randomly particles using a digital caliper. The residue retained in the bottom was assumed to have a mean particle size of 0.625 mm. Based on Yu et al. (1998).