Patent ID: 9471971
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: C10G,F15D,G01F,G05D,G06T

Claim Text:
1. A system for characterizing a slurry, the system comprising: (a) a flow tube comprising at least one transparent viewing portion, a slurry inlet, and a slurry outlet, the slurry inlet being disposed below the slurry outlet, and the at least one transparent viewing portion being disposed at either an elevation between the slurry inlet and the slurry outlet for upward flow of the slurry through the at least one transparent viewing portion, an elevation below the slurry inlet for downward settling of the slurry through the at least one transparent viewing portion, or both; (b) at least one camera positioned to image the slurry flowing through the at least one transparent viewing portion of the flow tube; and (c) a computer comprising a processor operatively connected to the camera, and a memory storing a set of instructions, wherein the processor is responsive to the set of instructions to execute a method comprising the steps of: