Rear elevation of new dry kiln & store shed

The hospital heating plant (1897-1925) stood just north and downhill from the Dermatology Ward. The university railroad (1914) ran north of the heating plan and just east of Glen.

Change of grade and volume of Douglas-Fir shop and better lumber during Kiln Drying /

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Solid transport in a pyrolysis pilot-scale rotary kiln: Preliminary results?stationary and dynamic results

Experiments for the investigation of the flow of granular solids in a pyrolysis pilot-scale rotary kiln are presented. These experiments consisted first in measuring the volumetric filling ratio (steady-state experiences) for several operating conditions and second in recording the exit flow rates after a positive or negative step in one of the operating parameters (dynamic experiences). A dynamical model computing the evolution of the flow rate of granular solids through the kiln has been developed based on Saeman model [Chem. Eng. Prog. 47 (1951) 508]. The simulations are compared with experimental results; the model gives good results for the rolling mode, but for the slipping mode too. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Different aspects to consider during kiln drying of Vochysia guatemalensis Donn Sm. Wood (Cebo/Mayo)

Vochysia guatemalensis Donn Sm. wood is currently provided from plantations in several regions of Costa Rica. This wood presents several problems during the drying process such as high variability in the moisture content and high incidence of later defects. The objective of this study was to investigate the causes of this variation and defect developments. It was considered climate condition or precedence, grain pattern, drying schedule, boards position in relation to height and distance from to pith and heartwood presence.  The main factors affecting the moisture variability and drying defects were found to be: high initial moisture content variability in different parts of the tree, climate condition, and improper drying programs. Besides, there are recommendations to consider before starting the drying process. Thus a better wood quality in relation to moisture content variability and the presence of defects can be obtained after drying process.

Estudo do reaproveitamento energético de ar quente numa Olaria

Como o sector cerâmico é um consumidor intensivo de energia, este trabalho teve como objectivo principal a elaboração de um plano de optimização do desempenho energético da olaria número três da Fábrica Cerâmica de Valadares. Para o efeito, efectuou-se o levantamento energético desta fracção autónoma. O valor total obtido para os ganhos térmicos foi de 8,7x107 kJ/dia, sendo 82% desta energia obtida na combustão do gás natural. Por outro lado, as perdas energéticas rondam os 8,2x107 kJ/dia, sendo o ar de exaustão e a envolvente os principais responsáveis, com um peso de 42 % e 38%, respectivamente. Tendo em conta estes valores, estudaram-se várias medidas de isolamento da cobertura, pavimento, paredes e saída de ar através de fendas do edifício. No caso do isolamento da cobertura sugeriu-se a substituição das telhas de fibrocimento e do isolamento actualmente existentes por painéis sandwich de cobertura. Esta acção permite uma poupança de 64.796€/ano, com um investimento de 57.029€ e o seu período de retorno de 0,9 anos. O Valor Actualizado Líquido (VAL) no 5º ano foi de 184.069€, com uma Taxa Interna de Rentabilidade (TIR) de 92%. Para isolar o pavimento, sugeriu-se a utilização de placas de poliuretano expandido (PU) de 20mm de espessura. Assim, consegue-se uma poupança de 7.442 €/ano, com um investimento de 21.708€, e um tempo de retorno 2,9 anos. No final do 5º ano de vida útil do projecto, o VAL é de 4.070€ e a TIR 7%. Relativamente ao isolamento das paredes e pilares, sugeriu-se a utilização de placas de PU (30mm), recobertas com chapa de ferro galvanizado. O tempo de retorno do investimento é de 1,5 anos, uma vez que, o investimento é de 13.670€ e a poupança anual será de 9.183€. Esta solução apresenta no último ano um VAL de 12.835€ e uma TIR de 22%. No isolamento das fendas do edifício, sugeriu-se a redução de 20% da sua área livre. Esta medida de optimização implica um investimento de 8.000€, revelando-se suficientemente eficaz, pois apresenta um tempo de retorno de 0,67 anos. O VAL e a TIR da solução no último ano de vida útil do projecto de investimento são de 36.835€ e 35%, respectivamente. Por fim, sugeriu-se ainda a instalação de um sistema de controlo que visa o aproveitamento de ar quente proveniente do forno, instalado no piso inferior à olaria, para pré-aquecer o ar alimentado aos geradores de calor. Esta medida implicaria um investimento de 4.000€, com um tempo de retorno de 2,4 anos e uma poupança anual é de 1.686€. O investimento é aconselhável, já que, no 5º ano, o VAL é de 1.956€ e a TIR é de 17%.

Caracterización y determinación del proceso para la producción de cal comercial a partir de la piedra caliza

La cal es un material producido a partir de la calcinación de la roca caliza y tiene diversas utilidades en el mundo de la industria como la siderúrgica, papelera, alimentaria, en la construcción, entre otras. Es fundamental conocer todas las características de la caliza para poder determinar su grado de calcinación. Con el presente trabajo se pretende estudiar las propiedades de la caliza para su posterior calcinación y el dimensionamiento de una planta de producción de cal desde que el mineral llega de la explotación hasta que sale al mercado. Para determinar los equipos se calcularon sus dimensiones para una producción de 600 t/h de cal, sabiendo que la planta principal de machaqueo solo trabajará 5 días de la semana en jornadas de 8 horas, mientras que a partir del horno de calcinación estará en funcionamiento los 7 días de la semana, 24 horas al día. A partir de esas consideraciones se obtienen las dimensiones de todos los equipos y se realiza un estudio para la elección de un horno, o un horno de eje vertical y un horno rotativo, así como el combustible empleado, ya que es una parte fundamental para determinar los costes para la producción de cal. También fue objeto de este trabajo, el estudio ambiental de la instalación de la planta, en función de la mezcla de combustible empleada y del impacto en el entorno de la misma, así como un estudio de viabilidad de la planta, estimando unos costes de la misma y un precio de mercado “ex‐Works”.

Caracterización y determinación del proceso para la producción de cal comercial a partir de la piedra caliza

La cal es un material producido a partir de la calcinación de la roca caliza y tiene diversas utilidades en el mundo de la industria como la siderúrgica, papelera, alimentaria, en la construcción, entre otras. Es fundamental conocer todas las características de la caliza para poder determinar su grado de calcinación. Con el presente trabajo se pretende estudiar las propriedades de la caliza para su posterior calcinación y el dimensionamento de una planta de producción de cal desde que el mineral llega de la explotación hasta que sale al mercado.Para determinar los equipos se calularon sus dimensiones para una producción de 600 t/h de cal, sabiendo que la planta principal de machaquero solo trabajará 5 días de la semana en jornadas de 8 horas, mientras que a partir del horno de calcinación estará en funcionamento los 7 dias de la semana, 24 horas al día. A partir de esas consideraciones se obtienen las dimensiones de todos los equipos y se realiza un estudio para la elección de un horno, o un horno de eje vertical y un horno rotativo, así como el combustible empleado, ya que es una parte fundamental para determinar los costes para la producción de cal.Tmbién fue objeto de este trabajo, el estudio ambiental de la instalación de la planta, en función de la mezcla de combustible empleada y del impacto en el entorno de la lisma, así como un estudio de viabilidad de la planta, estimando unos costes de la misma y un precio de mercado "ex Works".

Historical reconstructions of raw materials based on a blue smalt coating applied to a seventeenth-century altarpiece

Based on samples cross-sections from the Main Altarpiece of the Coimbra Old Cathedral, where a blue coating performed in 1685 is observed (that was partly covered with a Prussian blue-containing overpaint), the raw materials present in this coating were reproduced and studied. Blue areas were painted with smalt in oil, according to the contract signed by Manoel da Costa Pereira in 1684 and the analysis by Le Gac in 2009. Based on these, three batches of cobalt-based glasses (S1, S2 and S3) were heated and melted in alumina crucibles in the kiln. S1 contained 6.03 % of cobalt oxide, S2 contained 2.10 %, with the addition of 1.49 % of magnesium oxide, and S3 contained 6.82 % of cobalt oxide, with the addition of 4.63% of antimony trioxide. These batches were ground mechanically with water and manually with different vehicles stated in recipes. The results were studied by means of OM, SEM-EDS, X-Ray CT, Colorimetry and Vickers HT. Different binders were also produced and analyzed by means of μ-FTIR, in order to perform their characterization and obtain Standard Spectra. Since anhydrite was identified in the ground layers, gypsum from Óbidos was also characterized by XRD. The main goal of this thesis was to study all the raw materials present in the 1685-blue coating, in order to allow the historically accurate reconstruction of the layers build-up in the next future.

Characterization of dry-stack interlocking compressed earth blocks

Earth has been a traditional building material to construct houses in Africa. One of the most common techniques is the use of sun dried or kiln fired adobe bricks with mud mortar. Fired bricks are the main cause for deforestation in countries like Malawi. Although this technique is low-cost, the bricks vary largely in shape, strength and durability. This leads to weak houses which suffer considerable damage during floods and seismic events. One solution is the use of dry-stack masonry with stabilized interlocking compressed earth blocks (ICEB). This technology has the potential of substituting the current bricks by a more sustainable kind of block. This study was made in the context of the HiLoTec project, which focuses on houses in rural areas of developing countries. For this study, Malawi was chosen for a case study. This paper presents the experimental results of tests made with dry-stack ICEBs. Soil samples from Malawi were taken and studied. Since the experimental campaign could not be carried out in Malawi, a homogenization process of Portuguese soil was made to produce ICEBs at the University of Minho, Portugal. Then, the compression and tensile strength of the materials was determined via small cylinder samples. Subsequently, the compression and flexural strength of units were determined. Finally, tests to determine the compressive strength of both prisms and masonry wallets and to determine the initial shear strength of the dry interfaces were carried out. This work provides valuable data for low-cost eco-efficient housing

Modellierung der unter- und oberseitigen Wärmeübertragung an plattenförmiges Gut in Rollenöfen

Roller kiln, radiant tube, roller, heat trensfer, analytical solution, FEM

Dynamic process simulation of limestone calcination in normal shaft kilns

Limestone, calcination, normal shaft kiln, process simulation, temperature profiles

Evaluation of Metakaolin for HPC Deck Overlays, MLR-11-01, 2011

The use of High Performance Concrete (HPC) in Iowa has consisted of achieving slightly higher compressive strengths with an emphasis on reduced permeability. Concrete with reduced permeability has increased durability by slowing moisture and chloride ingress. Achieving reduced permeability has typically been accomplished with combinations of slag and Class C fly ash, or the use of blended cements such as locally available Type IS(20), IS(25) and Type IP(25) in conjunction with Class C fly ash. Fly ash has been used in the majority of concrete placed in Iowa since 1984 and slag has been available in Iowa since 1995. During the economic downturn in 2008, one of the cement plants that produced a Type IS(25) cement was forced to shut down, which reduced the availability of blended cements, typically used on HPC deck overlays. Recently, a source of high reactivity metakaolin has been made available. Metakaolin is produced by heating a pure kaolinite clay to 650 to 700 °C in a rotary kiln (calcining). Metakaolin is a white pozzolan that is used to produce concrete with increased strengths, reduced permeability, reduced efflorescence, and resistance to alkali silica reactivity. The W.R. Grace MK-100 metakaolin will likely be available in dissolvable bags between 25 and 50 pounds. Thus, the mix designs were based on the anticipated bag size range for field use. This research evaluated metakaolin mixes with and without Class C fly ash. Results indicated a seven percent replacement with metakaolin produced concrete with increased strengths and low permeability. When used with Class C fly ash, permeability is reduced to very low rating. Metakaolin may be used to enhance hardened concrete properties for use in high performance concrete (HPC).

La producció vinícola i els tallers d’àmfores a l’ager Tarraconensis i l’ager Dertosanus

L’objectiu d’aquest estudi és plantejar un estat de la qüestió sobre la producció vinària i d’àmfores en època romana a l’àrea de l’ager Tarraconensis i les terres de l’Ebre (possiblement corresponents al territorium de Dertosa), intentant posar en relació el testimoni arqueològic sobre els elements de transformació agrícola (premses, dipòsits) i la producció i distribució de les àmfores. S’ha pogut documentar una producció primerenca d’àmfores de la forma Dressel 1 en època tardorepublicana, reduïda pel que ara sabem a la zona de l’Alt Camp, i potser també present a la zona de Dertosa (forn del Mas d’Aragó). Tanmateix, la producció més important correspon a l’època altimperial. En època d’August es documenta l’aparició dels tallers de l’ager Dertosanus, així com a la part oriental de l’ager Tarraconensis (Darró, el Vilarenc) i al taller de la Canaleta (Vila-seca), on es produïren àmfores de la forma Oberaden 74. Tanmateix, fou en plena època julioclàudia quan les figlinae de l’àrea del Baix Camp es posaren en marxa, amb la producció d’àmfores de les formes Dressel 2-4 i 7-11. Aquesta producció es relaciona amb el vi de Tarraco al qual fan referència les fonts escrites llatines, i arqueològicament sembla que es pot perllongar almenys fins a final del segle II i inici del III.