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Fluidized bed elutriation of carbonate sands
Author(s) -
COOKER B.,
GOODWIN R.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
sedimentology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.494
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1365-3091
pISSN - 0037-0746
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3091.1980.tb01172.x
Subject(s) - elutriation , geology , granule (geology) , carbonate , settling , fluidized bed , clastic rock , mineralogy , geotechnical engineering , sedimentary rock , geochemistry , geomorphology , materials science , chemistry , metallurgy , environmental science , organic chemistry , environmental engineering
Elutriation from a fluidized bed provides an accurate, economical, direct method of sediment grading by terminal velocity. This is of particular value in studying populations of irregular particles in the range medium sand to granule (e.g. carbonate sands). A column suitable for such material (terminal settling velocity 1‐30 cm s −1 ) is described and sample results from Connemara Lithothamnion beach material are given.