Slurry
thin sloppy mud or cement or, in extended use, any fluid mixture of a pulverized solid with a liquid (usually water), often used as a convenient way of handling solids in bulk
A slurry is, in general, a thick suspension of solids in a liquid.
A slurry composed of glass beads in and oil flowing down an inclined plane.
UsesEdit
There are many kinds of slurries, including
- A mixture of cement and water to form concrete[1]
- A mixture of thickening agent, oxidizers, and water used to form a gel explosive
- A mixture of pyroclastic rock and water known as a lahar[2]
- A mixture of bentonite and water used to make slurry walls[3]
- A mixture of coal waste and water known as coal slurry[4]
- A mixture of wood pulp and water used to make paper[5]
- A mixture of animal waste and water used as fertilizer[6]
- A mixture of finely ground meat and water, centrifugally dewatered into meat slurry, a food product
- An abrasive substance used in chemical-mechanical polishing
- A mixture of ice crystals, freezing point depressant, and water called slurry ice[7]
- A mixture of raw materials and water involved in the rawmill manufacture of Portland cement
- A mixture of minerals, water, and additives used in the manufacture of ceramics[8]
- A mixture of water and food starch used to thicken puddings, sauces, and gravys.[9]
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Ibis World, "Concrete Slurry Manufacturing Market Research Report," Nov 2011; retrieved 2012-4-25.
- ↑ Cronin1, Shane J. et al. "Unusual 'snow slurry' lahars from Ruapehu volcano, New Zealand," Geology. September 1995; retrieved 2012-4-25.
- ↑ HowStuffWorks.com, "The World Trade Center"; retrieved 2012-4-25.
- ↑ SlugeSafety.org, What is coal slurry?"; retrieved 2012-4-25.
- ↑ PaperRecyclingCoalition.com, "How 100% Recycled Paper is Made"; retrieved 2012-4-25.
- ↑ SurryTech.co.za, "Why use slurry as a fertilizer?"; retrieved 2012-4-25.
- ↑ HitachiZosen.co, "Slurry Ice Plants"; retrieved 2012-4-25.
- ↑ EngTips.com, "Creating a Ceramic Slurry"; retrieved 2012-4-25.
- ↑ FoodNetwork.com, "Slurry"; retrieved 2012-4-25.
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