<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The process of sedimentation and subsequent gravity compression of kaolin and water suspensions was investigated experimentally. 45 batch tests were carried out and the time dependence of the height of the suspension column was measured. The one-dimensional equations of Darcian mechanics of two-phase porous media are applied to formulate the studied process mathematically. A very natural assumption makes it possible to find a solution of the forward problem for a starting period of the process. Analysis of the theoretical function and the experimental data gives hydraulic conductivity as a function of the suspension concentration. The obtained results are presented and discussed.</p></abstract>

The process of sedimentation and subsequent gravity compression of kaolin and water suspensions was investigated experimentally. 45 batch tests were carried out and the time dependence of the height of the suspension column was measured. The one-dimensional equations of Darcian mechanics of two-phase porous media are applied to formulate the studied process mathematically. A very natural assumption makes it possible to find a solution of the forward problem for a starting period of the process. Analysis of the theoretical function and the experimental data gives hydraulic conductivity as a function of the suspension concentration. The obtained results are presented and discussed.

Determination of hydraulic conductivity of a suspension

Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Science, Albertov 6, 128 43 Praha 2, Czech Republic

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

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The process of sedimentation and subsequent gravity compression of kaolin and water suspensions was investigated experimentally. 45 batch tests were carried...

Determination of hydraulic conductivity of a suspension

Published Online: Jun 01, 2013

Page range: 134 - 139

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2013-0018

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