Abstract:
A device for automatic determination of suspended solids content in water comprises an automatic sample liquid collection unit, an automatic specimen preparation unit, an automatic filter paper feeding unit, an automatic filter paper transfer unit, an automatic suspended solids filtration unit, an automatic drying unit, an automatic weighing and display unit and an automatic process control unit. A sample liquid automatically collected is prepared automatically to produce a test specimen. The specimen is filtered through a sheet of filter paper supplied by the automatic filter paper feeding unit. The filter paper on which the suspended solids of the specimen are deposited in consequence of the filtration is dried by the automatic drying unit and thereafter weighed. The weight thus taken is automatically converted into a corresponding electrical quantity and forwarded to an arithmetic circuit, in which the suspended solids content of the given liquid is calculated and recorded.