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2.18 Comparison <strong>of</strong> relative turbulence intensities between bentonite clay
suspensions (C y =4% and Cy =6%) and water 2.43
3.1 Isometric drawing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> East Rig 3.2
3.2 Solids handling pump and variable speed hydraulic drive 3.3
3.3 Vertical counterflow section 3.4
3.4 Horizontli test section 3.5
3.5 The 80mm, l50mm and 200mm horizontal return pipelines 3.5
3.6 Steel hopper and weigh tank 3.6
3.7 The Mini Rig 3.7
3.8 Pressure tapping and solids collecting pod 3.8
3.9 Manometer board 3.10
3.10 Layout <strong>of</strong> valves for a manometer for <strong>the</strong> East and Mini Rigs 3.10
3.11 Data logging set-up 3.11
3.12 Typical output obtained from calibration programme 3.15
3.13 Current signal vs time for <strong>the</strong> l50mm magnetic flow meter for a desired
speed setting 3.17
3.14 Calibration <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> l50mm magnetic flow meter, showing laminar and
turbulent data over <strong>the</strong> full test range 3.17
3.15 Particle <strong>size</strong> <strong>distribution</strong>s using <strong>the</strong> ASTM and Malvern Particle Sizer
for <strong>the</strong> same mixture <strong>of</strong> kaolin clay, rock flour and sand 3.19
3.16 Solids materials used for testing purposes 3.21
4.1 Kaolin second data test set Ty =5,8; K=0,OO676; n=0,645 4.1
4.2 Roughness function correlation for non-Newtonian slurries 4.3
4.3 Optimum representative <strong>particle</strong> <strong>size</strong> for test sets K_lO 4.5
4.4 Optimum representative <strong>particle</strong> <strong>size</strong> for test sets K_20 4.6