Michael Clark

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Re: Burner pipe adjustment using microscopy

There are many things. You should be seeing small crystals of C3S which would indicate a short flame and rapid combin...

Re: coal bag filter dp

It is very difficult to suggest a remedy for this problem. It might be connected with intergrinding the petcoke and c...

Re: MgO Reduction

Yes, of course supplementary cementitious materials can be used to dilute the MgO content of cement. Other measures a...

Re: LIME REACTIVITY TEST

I suppose the lime reactivity test relates to the use of quick lime as an industrial alkali. I don't think it has any...

Re: bull nose cooling fans

Cooling the cooler casing at the bull nose will not do anything to increase the life of the bull nose concrete or bri...

Re: Alkalies in pozzolans

Pozzolana are not necessarily perlytes. The pozzolanic reaction fills the pores in concrete increasing the density an...

Re: Bag filter outlet NOx and SOx

No, NOx and SOx cannot be calculated with any accuracy. For the NOx you would need to calculate the dilution through ...

Re: Refractory consumption

Best practice in the Whitehopleman database of cement factory performance is 62 g/t of clinker. The lower quartile is...

Re: TiO2 addition on cement

TiO2 in the form of anastase is a photocatytic material. Under certain light conditions it facilitates the absorption...

Re: Raw Meal PSD

The optimum will always be kiln feed and preheater specific. Sometimes the kiln feed must be ground finer to achieve ...