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Ted Krapkat

Registered User Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. Plant Chemist, Cement Australia.

Re: Free Lime

norew: how Ca(OH)2 + HCl increases free lime? Norew, I'm not sure what you mean.  Ca(OH)2 + HCl doesn't ...

Re: 28 days strength

Calahan/Lalbatros, Liquid phase should theoretically have a negative correlation with 28d strength because of its i...

Re: Boulder

Hello Sheikh, As the boulder/ring grows, you will see an increase in the pressure drop across the kiln, due to the ...

Re: Free Lime

Hello Norew, Could you please be more specific. Regards, Ted.

Re: Excess O2 & Boulder Formation

Hi Nael, I don't think that it is the low O2 at the kiln inlet that makes the flame longer but rather, the other wa...

Re: Excess O2 & Boulder Formation

Hello Nael, Yes, there is a relationship between low kiln inlet O2 and the appearance of boulders. Low O2 in the ...

Re: Details for High Free Silica ?

Hello Raza, The 'Free silica' in question is quartz or other hard high-silica mineral. Since quartz is very hard it...

Re: How to Control Snoman at Cooler Static Grate

Bandari.K: Please give me some suggestion regarding how to control the Cooler Static Grate Snowman & frequent...

Re: High Liter weight

Hello Vinay, The high quantity and viscosity of liquid phase is probably causing your balling problems. You need to...

Re: hydration of c3s and c2s

lalbatros: In Cement Chemistry by Taylor (table 7.5), the heat of full hydration of c3s and c2s are given as...

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