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    1) The percent solids of a slurry can be calculated from density measurements performed with the AccuPyc 1330 Pycnometer. 2) Samples with varying percentages of clay solids and water were prepared and their densities measured using the AccuPyc. 3) The percent solids was calculated using an equation that relates the measured slurry density to the densities of the dry solid and liquid. The calculated values closely matched results derived from the known masses of water and clay.

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    1) The percent solids of a slurry can be calculated from density measurements performed with the AccuPyc 1330 Pycnometer. 2) Samples with varying percentages of clay solids and water were prepared and their densities measured using the AccuPyc. 3) The percent solids was calculated using an equation that relates the measured slurry density to the densities of the dry solid and liquid. The calculated values closely matched results derived from the known masses of water and clay.

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    Application Note 77

    Measuring the Percent Solids of a Slurry


    with the AccuPyc 1330 Pycnometer

    The percent solids of a slurry can be calculated readily and easily from analyses performed with the
    AccuPyc 1330 Pycnometer. To ensure accuracy, any pores of the solid must fill with liquid. Analyses
    were performed on samples of varying percentages of solids using the following procedure.

    1. An instrument calibration was performed.

    2. A weighed amount of clay and a weighed amount of water were placed in the sample cup of the
    AccuPyc 1330, then stirred thoroughly.

    3. An analysis was performed on the sample prepared in step 2 using the following parameters, and the
    results were recorded.

    Purges = 3
    Runs = 3
    Run Precision = No

    4. Steps 1 through 3 were repeated seven times using different percentages of solids in the sample.

    5. The density of the dry solid was measured.

    6. The following equation was used to determine the percent solids of the slurry. Respective solid and
    liquid volumes and weights were both assumed to be additive in its derivation.

     Dliq   D sol 
    % solids ( w / w) = 1 − 
     x   x 100
    D slu  D sol − Dliq 
       

    where (with all densities at the same temperature: 22 °C)

    Dliq = Density of liquid = 0.9977 g/cm3


    Dsol = Density of solid = 2.6471 g/cm3
    Dslu = Density of slurry (as measured by the AccuPyc 1330)
    % solids (w/w) = Weight percent solids

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    Application Note 77 Page 2

    The results are shown in the following table.

    Analysis Water Mass Clay Mass Dslu 1330 % Solids % Solids Using
    (g) (g) (g/cm3) Calculated with a 1330 results
    Known Water and (w/w)
    Clay Mass
    (w/w)
    1 20.7313 2.1842 1.064 9.53 10.00
    2 20.7107 4.1794 1.117 16.79 17.14
    3 20.0836 6.0823 1.171 23.24 23.75
    4 51.2941 16.7724 1.174 24.64 24.10
    5 29.2592 11.9434 1.225 28.99 29.78
    6 40.1003 19.8484 1.241 33.11 31.46
    7 21.7233 12.9248 1.300 37.30 37.32

    As shown in the table, the percent solids of a slurry can be determined reliably using AccuPyc 1330
    density results. If you know the density of the solid and the density of the liquid, or measure them with
    the AccuPyc 1330, you can calculate the percent solids of a slurry using the equation shown above.

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