Povaha toku modelových suspenzí

The main object of the present investigation is to test the settling abilities of mixtures of solid particles in liquids. The key quantity here is the magnitude of the viscosity, both of the carrying liquid (water-glycerol solutions) and the effective viscosity of the two-phase mixture. Few model systems were used (glass and polystyrene pellets), to study the settling process. The sedimentation were recorded by a video camera and the resulting deposit structure was photographed. Besides, also a real suspension was tested, of geological materials (calcite, quartz, mixed geological powder, etc.). Immersion rotary viscometer Brookfield with special spindles (RVT and V spindles) was used to measure the effective viscosity of the dispersion