OPTICAL METHOD FOR NANOPARTICLES DENSITY DETERMINATION BY SEDIMENTATION TIME CONSTANT
Abstract
The article proposes a mathematical model for measuring the density of polymer particles used as a filler in composite materials. The mathematical model describes the relationship between the sedimentation time constant, the density and viscosity of the liquid, the density and size of particles in the process of their sedimentation. The model takes into account the influence of gravity, hydrostatic lift, and resistance to movement. The particle concentration is estimated based on the simulation of Rayleigh scattering. Analytical dependences have been obtained that make it possible to estimate the density of particles at known particle sizes or particle sizes at a known density based on the experimentally determined sedimentation time constant.

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