In-line flocculation monitoring in a Hatschek machine for fibre-cement manufacture

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-33

  Negro, Carlos ^a   Blanco, Angeles ^a   San Pío, Ignacio ^a   Tijero, Julio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; B. Fibre matrix bond; D. Process monitoring; E. Forming; FBRM

Indexed keywords

CEMENT MANUFACTURE; CORRELATION METHODS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REFLECTION; REINFORCEMENT; SENSORS;

ANIONIC POLY-ACRYLAMIDES; FOCUSED BEAM REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENT (FBRM); MATRIX BOND; PROCESS MONITORING;

FLOCCULATION;

EID: 33751257487     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.01.027     Document Type: Article

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