Design aspects and performance of a settling tube system

The DUST (Delft University Settling Tube) is a settling tube system intended to analyse particle size (settling velocity) of sand ranging from 0.06 mm to 2 mm, with the sample mass varying from 0.5 g to 20 g. The main parts of the system are (see fig. 1): a. the sample introduction device (venetian blind with rotating lamellae) b. the settling...