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...

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...

Settling Tube Analysis of Sand

For various reasons particle-size analysis of sediment is used in many fields of science and technology, a.o. earth sciences, agricultural and civil engineering. Relatively coarse-grained sediment like sand, with dimensions ranging from 0.06 till 2 mm, is analyzed almost exclusively by sieving. The size of particles in the silt and clay range (0...

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...