This article studies the effects of limestone powder on rheological properties of cement - fly ash mortar with RHEOLAB QC type rotation viscometer. The Bingham fluid model is introduced to fit the yielding stress and ...This article studies the effects of limestone powder on rheological properties of cement - fly ash mortar with RHEOLAB QC type rotation viscometer. The Bingham fluid model is introduced to fit the yielding stress and plastic viscosity of the mortar. The POWER LAW fluid model is introduced to fit the rheological index of the mortar. The results show that, adding limestone powder and fly ash to the cement mortar significantly decreases the yield stress of the mortar, changes the plastic viscosity of the mortar, increases the rheological index, decreases the degree of shear thinning of the mortar, and thereby improves the mortar＇ s workability. In the case of cement - fly ash mortar, with the increase of limestone powder content, both the yield stress and plastic viscosity of the mortar increase. When the limestone powder content is not higher than 14%, the increase of yield stress is not significant. When the limestone powder content is lower than 8%, the increase of plastic viscosity is not significant. When the content of limestone powder is higher than 22%, the rheological index of the mortar decreases and the degree of shear thinning increases. The effects of limestone powder＇ s packing density, shape and size, specific surface area, and fluid volume, are found to be the four major factors responsible for the changes ofrheological properties of the mortar.展开更多
How different factors and techniques affect concentration and generation of dust in a floor housing system for laying hens was investigated in a climate chamber. The efficiencies of different dust reducing measures we...How different factors and techniques affect concentration and generation of dust in a floor housing system for laying hens was investigated in a climate chamber. The efficiencies of different dust reducing measures were investigated. A major part of the generated dust settled on different surfaces inside the building. The settling rate of dust was affected by the concentration of dust in the air. The settled amount of dust also stood in relation to the floor area of the stable. An increased ventilation rate had a limited effect on the concentration of total dust due to the importance of the settling of the dust. The generation of dust was also investigated when using six different bedding materials, namely： gravel, clay pellets, peat, wood shavings, chopped straw and chopped paper. Clay pellets and peat resulted in the lowest concentrations of dust. Automatic spraying of small droplets of water reduced the dust concentration in four trials with different bedding materials （chopped paper, clay pellets, peat and wood shavings）. Spraying a mixture of rapeseed oil in water was also effective with an automatic spraying system.展开更多
文摘This article studies the effects of limestone powder on rheological properties of cement - fly ash mortar with RHEOLAB QC type rotation viscometer. The Bingham fluid model is introduced to fit the yielding stress and plastic viscosity of the mortar. The POWER LAW fluid model is introduced to fit the rheological index of the mortar. The results show that, adding limestone powder and fly ash to the cement mortar significantly decreases the yield stress of the mortar, changes the plastic viscosity of the mortar, increases the rheological index, decreases the degree of shear thinning of the mortar, and thereby improves the mortar＇ s workability. In the case of cement - fly ash mortar, with the increase of limestone powder content, both the yield stress and plastic viscosity of the mortar increase. When the limestone powder content is not higher than 14%, the increase of yield stress is not significant. When the limestone powder content is lower than 8%, the increase of plastic viscosity is not significant. When the content of limestone powder is higher than 22%, the rheological index of the mortar decreases and the degree of shear thinning increases. The effects of limestone powder＇ s packing density, shape and size, specific surface area, and fluid volume, are found to be the four major factors responsible for the changes ofrheological properties of the mortar.
文摘How different factors and techniques affect concentration and generation of dust in a floor housing system for laying hens was investigated in a climate chamber. The efficiencies of different dust reducing measures were investigated. A major part of the generated dust settled on different surfaces inside the building. The settling rate of dust was affected by the concentration of dust in the air. The settled amount of dust also stood in relation to the floor area of the stable. An increased ventilation rate had a limited effect on the concentration of total dust due to the importance of the settling of the dust. The generation of dust was also investigated when using six different bedding materials, namely： gravel, clay pellets, peat, wood shavings, chopped straw and chopped paper. Clay pellets and peat resulted in the lowest concentrations of dust. Automatic spraying of small droplets of water reduced the dust concentration in four trials with different bedding materials （chopped paper, clay pellets, peat and wood shavings）. Spraying a mixture of rapeseed oil in water was also effective with an automatic spraying system.
