BLAINE CALIBRATION CHECK RESULTS

Blaine's Apparatus

Name of instrument :Test Results :Menometer No :Permeability Cell No:-

Calibrated on :- 01-07-2011

Room Temperature 0c = 27
Observation
Weight of Empty Cell

Next Due On :- 01-01-2012

Room Humidity(%) = 63

I
126.6149
84.0373
61.9086
13.53
1.9028

Weight of Mercury without bed of Cement (M1)

Weight of Mercury with bed of Cement (M2)

Density of Mercury at room temp(D)

Bulk Volume (cm3),V=(M1-M2)/D

Average Volume (cm3)

II

III

126.6143
84.0383
62.0234
13.53
1.9030

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1.9029

OPC
Porosity of standerd (e)
Specific Gravity of standerd sample ()
Mass of standerd sample W=v(1-e)
Time air flow (Ts)
Average time of air flow (Ts)
Specific surface of standerd sample (S)
Apparatus Constant K

48.6

0.5000
3.15
2.9974
48.7
48.7
297
0.2570

48.8

48.6

48.8

48.9

Specific Surface (S)=(521.08Kt)/r

CALCULATOR FOR BLAINES APPARATUS CONSTANT & WEIGHT OF SAMPLE

S0
297
P0
3.15
e0
0.5000
T0
48.7
0.1n0
0.0014
e03
0.3536
T0
6.9785
1-e0
0.5
V=
1.9029
K
0.2569

W=

2.9971 OPC

W=

2.7592

W=

OPC

PPC

2.1312

FLYASH

PPC

V
M
1-eo
eo
So
0.1o
to
to
K

3.15
1.9029
2.9971
0.50
0.50

V
M
1-e s
es

2.9

Wt. Of sample opc

2.997

1.9006
2.7559
0.50

Wt. Of sample ppc

2.756

0.50

297
0.001357
48.8
6.985699679

0.2570

0.1s
ts
t s
Ss

0.001357
78
8.83176087

408

128.5
125.5
91.4