SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-LINE MONITORING OF A QUALITY CHARACTERISTIC OF A SLURRY

A system for in-line monitoring of a quality characteristic of a slurry includes a vessel configured to receive the slurry within a vessel interior, one or more stirrers disposed within the vessel interior for stirring the slurry, and a sensor for sensing the quality characteristic. In a first design, the sensor is disposed within the defined volume and outside a collective paddle-swept volume. In a second design, the sensor has a sensing surface that is disposed within a conduit that is outside a vessel side wall, wherein the conduit includes an inlet and an outlet that are in fluid communication with the vessel interior. A method is also provided for utilizing each of the first and second designs.