Method for the measurement of the stratification of concentrated suspensions

•A precise method for the suspensions stratification evaluation.•The pendulum based measurement system for suspensions.•The evaluation of precipitation dynamics. A simple, fast and precise method for evaluation of precipitate formation kinetics and its amount in concentrated suspensions that are stored in closed containers after production has been developed. The method is based on the measurement of the mechanical pendulum period change over time. The principles of the development of this method are presented: theoretical fundamentals of measurement using this method have been analyzed; it was proved that the swing period and amplitude change rate are informative pendulum parameters; a pendulum variant was determined experimentally that allows to avoid the error introduced by the movement of suspension inside the container and reduces the requirements for the container mass uniformity; it was determined that in order to reduce the error it is appropriate to start the period duration measurement from the 5 period from the beginning of the swing; the dependence of the swing period on the mass of the precipitate was evaluated experimentally.