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Slurry

A slurry is a liquid mixture (especially involving water) composed of a mixture of various insoluble matter, such as mud or plaster of paris.

A special kind of slurry consisting of approximately 1% pulp (wood fiber) and 99% water, used to make paper, is called stock in the papermaking industry.

Slurry pipelines are a specialized method of material transport that use a watery slurry to move particulates from location to another.




07-14-2008 23:18:10
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