MEASUREMENT OF THE RATE OF SEDIMENTATION OF FINE PARTICLES IN A PLATELIKE CENTRIFUGE

The data of experimental investigation of the process of settling of fine particles in a platelike centrifuge have been given. The results obtained on sand and water have shown a nonmonotone character of the relative rate of sedimentation as a function of the total concentration of particles and the presence of the effect of a higher‐than‐average settling rate for the finest fractions. The methods of measurement of the sedimentation of fine particles are discussed, the experimental procedure is described, and systematic experimental errors are analyzed.