Hindered settling and consolidation of mud - analytical results

The theory of hindered settling from a suspension developed by Kynch (1952) is known to satisfactorily describe the settling and primary consolidation of mud. This theory, in which effective stresses are disregarded, is reviewed for this purpose, and some analytical results for interface formation and consolidation are obtained. In particular it...

On the precision of sedimentation balance measurements

The settling velocities of fine sediments can be determined using a sedimentation balance essentially consisting of a settling tube at the bottom of which the weight of the sediment deposited is measured as a function of time. The distribution of settling velocities then is calculated from an equation, which is known as Oden's formula. In this...

Terminal velocity formula for spheres in a viscous fluid

Various attempts have been made to develop a general expression for the terminal velocity of spheres in a viscous fluid (Stokes, Prandtl, Oseen, Rubey, etc.: see Bogardi, 1974 and Vanoni, 1975). All of these formulae show a lack of accuracy and/or are restrict ed to a relatively small range of Reynolds numbers. Since sieving is a time consuming...

An improved settling tube system

In this report a settling tube system is described for the measurement of the settling velocity distribution of sand samples with particle diameters ranging from 0.1 to 2 mm and sample weights ranging from 0.1 to 20 gf(10^-3 to 0.2 N). The time of arrival of the particles is detected by means of an underwater balance. The response, stability and...

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...