The authors of the paper “Characterization of the microstructure and mineral phases of slags from German iron and steel plants” [1] investigated the mineral composition of metallurgical slags and...
After completion of the due diligence and the approval of the Australian authorities, Holcim has successfully completed the acquisition of Cemex Australia as per 01.10.2009. The new Group company,...
4 Calculation approaches/models
The research published in 1995 [18] identified 182 equations for describing different types of wear. 28 of these equations deal exclusively with wear by particle...
1 Introduction
Africa has almost one billion inhabitants. Only about 16 %, mainly Arabs and Berbers, live in the 6 North African countries and about 84 % in the 47 countries of Africa that...
Nearly 40 experts accepted the invitation from Norbert Peschen (Fig. 1), General Manager of the Vereinigte Kreidewerke Dammann KG, to attend the Chalk Workshop in Sagard on the island of Rügen...
A TEC, the Austrian specialist for pyroprocess optimization and consultancy in the cement industry, Unitherm Cemcon Feuerungsanlagen GmbH, one of the leading suppliers of firing systems for the...
The increasing demands imposed on the cleaning of flue gas in the cement industry have to be met with new solutions. Polysius AG and Elex AG have therefore founded the Elex CemCat AG, a joint...
1 Introduction and objective
After conclusion of the rheological processes in pastes and fresh mortars made of cement and other binders the required transition from the liquid to the solid state...
1 Introduction
Mahatma Gandhi coined the phrase “India lives in its villages”. Even today, 71 % of the 1.17 billion population of India live in the countryside. However, as a consequence of the...
1 Introduction
The working life or availability of plant and machinery used
for transporting or handling bulk materials is often determined by the wear of the wall surfaces that are in temporary or...
