The quick and secure measurement of the moisture content of sand and gravel
Stop with laborious kiln-drying and intricate CM test
The quick verification of the moisture content of delivered sand or gravel or checking the moisture content of your material in regard to suitability for further processing – this used to be connected with the laborious kiln-drying method or the intricate CM test. Fortunately, these are no longer necessary. With the mobile moisture measurement system HD2, the enterprise IMKO is presenting a handy and robust system for the quick determination of the moisture content in sand and gravel, as well as other aggregates.
For the actual measurement, the robust two-rod probe PICO64 is connected to the HD2.
To conduct the measurement, the probe rods are simply inserted into the material and the measurement is performed with the mere actuation of the start button. Within two seconds, the moisture measurement value is presented on the clear display. In contrary to the kiln-drying method where the measurement is usually restricted to a measured volume of 3 to 5 litres, and the CM test which only measures approximately 50 ml, the HD2 is able to provide the user with a moisture content value of a measured volume of 1.25 litres with only one measurement. In the operation mode „Average Value“, merely 6 measurements are sufficient to provide the fast and accurate measurement of a material volume of 7.5 litres within a few seconds.
The PICO64 measures with the new TRIME® radar technology (Time-Domain-Reflectometry). The PICO64 precisely measures the water content to the point of material saturation and beyond via an electro-magnetic pulse with 1-GHz frequency.
For the purpose of data collection, changing the operating mode, or for calibrations, the probe can also be connected to a PC. The respectively required software is provided free of charge.
