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Title: Investigating Ultrasonic Diffraction Grating Spectroscopy and Reflection Techniques for Characterizing Slurry Properties

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/839322· OSTI ID:839322

The particle size of a slurry and the viscosity of a liquid or slurry are both difficult to measure on-line and in real time. The objectives of this research are to develop the following methods for such measurements: (1) ultrasonic diffraction grating spectroscopy (UDGS) to measure the particle size of a slurry, (2) UDGS to measure the velocity of sound in a slurry using reflection from a grating as opposed to ultrasound traveling through a possibly dense slurry, and (3) shear wave reflection techniques to measure the viscosity of a slurry.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA; University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC) (US)
DOE Contract Number:
FG07-01ER63297
OSTI ID:
839322
Report Number(s):
EMSP-81889-2004; R&D Project: EMSP 81889; TRN: US200514%%636
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Jun 2004
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English