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The Blaine air permeability apparatus determines fineness by measuring

  • A.the settling rate of the particles in still water
  • B.the total surface area seen under a microscope
  • C.the time for air to pass through a compacted bed
  • D.the mass of material retained on a fine sieve

Answer: C

Correct answer: the time for air to pass through a compacted bed

Air is drawn through a bed of cement compacted to a known porosity, and the time taken is recorded. Finer cement offers more surface for the air to drag against, so it takes longer, and the Kozeny–Carman relation converts that time into a specific surface figure in square metres per kilogram.

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