At the latest by the end of the first phase of use, the decision must be taken whether a building material should be reused, recycled for a new application or ultimately has to be disposed of. Which...
With the help of circulation fans, an improvement in convective heat transfer in tunnel kilns can be achieved relatively easily. Thanks to the higher heat transfer, a considerable amount of fossil...
Conventional sound insulation test facilities have considerable disadvantages, which lead to long waiting times for the client. Only six to eight wall tests per year can be conducted in the sound...
During firing of brick products, factors such as expansion and shrinkage processes, endothermic and exothermic reactions as well as mineral phase transformations play a significant role. In the course...
To address such a comprehensive subject in a talk, first the requirements for a certain product property are described. To answer the question of what pit clay or additive is suitable for what...
Today’s production processes must be extremely flexible and efficient. In the process for the manufacture of ceramic building materials this means in concrete terms making a large number of...
This paper delves into the mechanisms of action between the physical properties and the frost resistance of structural clay products. By reason of their outdoor application range, such structural clay...
The paper examines the possibility of reducing wall friction in the die of an extruder by means of electro-osmosis. For this purpose, electric voltage is applied between the die, which functions as a...
Germany’s new Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV) will in all likelihood come into effect in spring 2014. At the current point in time, the ordinance has undergone the process of consultation between...
