Electrical measurement of sediment layer thickness under suspension flows
Electrical measurement of sediment layer thickness under suspension flows
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DOI:
10.1007/s003480050311
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发表时间:
1999-04-01
影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Linden, PF
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作者:
de Rooij, F;Dalziel, SB;Linden, PF
This paper reports a new technique to measure the thickness of a layer of deposited sediment as a function of time, independent of the flow conditions or presence of suspended sediment above the layer. Small electrodes on the bottom and a reference electrode in the fluid above were used to measure the resistance of the layer with a small AC current and a bridge circuit. Using a multiplexer and an Analog-to-Digital converter the growth of the layer can be accurately monitored at many locations on the tank bottom. In a trial experiment the sedimentation under a stagnant column of a monodisperse suspension was examined. The results show that changes in the sediment layer thickness of less than 0.3% can be measured for layers up to 0.2 g/cm(2).