Abstract:
A process for the production of a mineral foam includes (i) separately preparing a slurry of cement and an aqueous foam, wherein the cement slurry includes water and Portland cement; (ii) contacting the slurry of cement with the aqueous foam to obtain a slurry of foamed cement; (iii) adding a magnesium salt source before, during or after step (ii); and (iv) casting the slurry of foamed cement and leave it to set.
Abstract:
A cementitious binder, includes a hydraulic binder in an amount in the range from 50 to 80% by weight of the cementitious binder; a first siliceous based material in an amount in the range from 0.5 to 35% by weight of the cementitious binder, the first siliceous based material having a (SiO2)/(Al2O3) ratio by weight greater than 2.5; a second siliceous based material in an amount in the range from 10 to 25% by weight of the cementitious binder, the second siliceous based material being different from the first siliceous based material and having (a) a (SiO2)/(Al2O3) ratio by weight greater than 10 and (b) a BET specific surface area greater than 5 m2/g; and an aluminum based material in the range from 0 to 10% by weight of the cementitious binder and having a (SiO2)/(Al2O3) ratio by weight lower than 2.5, wherein 0.09
Abstract:
In a foundation for a windmill with a circular or polygonal pedestal for supporting a windmill tower and a plurality of ribs, which project radially outwards from the pedestal, the pedestal is divided into a plurality of circumferential portions, wherein a circumferential portion and a rib are each formed by at least one prefabricated concrete element, respectively, and wherein the prefabricated concrete elements are made of reinforced concrete, which includes a first reinforcement structure, which includes radial tensioning elements, in particular tension rods or tensioning strands, for stressing the prefabricated concrete elements. A second reinforcement structure is also provided, which holds the circumferential portions together and is coupled with the first reinforcement structure, in particular the radial tensioning elements.
Abstract:
A process for manufacturing an inorganic foam includes (i) separately preparing an aqueous foam and a cement slurry, the cement slurry including water W, a cement C, a water-reducing agent, a water-soluble calcium salt, a water-soluble silicate salt, the calcium/silicon molar ratio being 0.7 to 1.7 and the W/C weight ratio being 0.25 to 0.40, and given that the calcium ion concentration is 0.03 to 0.97%, expressed as weight percent relative to the weight of the cement, and that the silicate ion concentration is 0.04 to 1.67%, expressed as weight percent relative to the weight of the cement; (ii) contacting the cement slurry obtained with the aqueous foam to obtain a foamed cement slurry; and (iii) shaping the foamed cement slurry obtained in step (ii) and allowing setting to occur.
Abstract:
A method of placing a flowable construction material including a hydraulic binder for building structural components layer-by-layer, such as for 3D concrete printing, the method including preparing a fresh flowable construction material made of Portland cement, fine limestone filler materials, fine sands, water, and water reducing admixture and possibly a set or hardening accelerating admixture, conveying the flowable construction material to a deposition head, placing the construction material through an outlet of the deposition head in order to form a layer of construction material, before placing the construction material, adding a rheology-modifying agent to the construction material so that the placed material has an increased yield stress when compared to the material during the conveying step.
Abstract:
A method for detecting straightness deviations and/deformations in a rotary kiln, the rotary drum of which features bearing rings spaced apart from one another in the axial direction and respectively supported on rollers, the outer surface area of the rotary drum, the bearing rings, involves scanning the rollers and/or the shafts of the rollers in a contactless fashion with the aid of at least one scanning device and obtaining three-dimensional position data regarding the scanned object(s), and evaluating three-dimensional position data with respect to the occurrence of a deviation of (a) the rotary kiln axis from a straight line, (b) the rotary drum from a cylindrical shape and/or (c) the rotational axes of the rollers from a line extending parallel to the rotary kiln axis. A device for detecting straightness deviations and/or deformations in a rotary kiln, at least one scanning device and a rotary kiln so equipped are provided.
Abstract:
In a method of enhancing the dry grinding efficiency of petcoke including adding additives to the petcoke and dry grinding the petcoke together with the additives. The additives may include a combination of at least one organic additive and at least one inorganic additive.
Abstract:
A method for detecting straightness deviations and/deformations in a rotary kiln (1), the rotary drum (4) of which includes bearing rings (6) spaced apart from one another in the axial direction and respectively supported on rollers (7), involves scanning the outer surface area (5) of the rotary drum (4), the bearing rings (6), the rollers (7) and/or the shafts (17) of the rollers (7) in a contactless fashion with the aid of at least one scanning device (12) such that three-dimensional position data regarding the scanned objects is obtained, and evaluating the three-dimensional position data with respect to the occurrence of a deviation of the rotary kiln axis (3) from a straight line, a deviation of the rotary drum (4) from a cylindrical shape and/or a deviation of the rotational axes (8) of the rollers from a line extending parallel to the rotary kiln axis (3). A device for detecting straightness deviations and/or deformations in a rotary kiln (1) is also provided.
Abstract:
In a method for utilizing phosphorus-containing alternative fuels in the cement clinker production, the alternative fuels are thermolyzed using waste heat from the cement clinker production process in a thermolysis reactor different from a rotary kiln of the cement clinker production process, the energy released thereby is supplied to the cement clinker production process, and the thermolysis residues of the phosphorus-containing alternative fuels are discharged from the thermolysis reactor, so that the thermolysis residues of the phosphorus-containing alternative fuels are mixed in the thermolysis reactor with cement kiln bypass products as halogen carriers and the heavy-metal halides produced are drawn off.
Abstract:
In a method for producing photocatalytically active clinker, TiO2-containing materials are reacted to calcium titanates, particularly CaTiO3, with clinker raw meal or clinker raw mix.