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Influence of pelletization process on the properties of fly ash aggregates
K I Harikrishnan1, K Ramamurthy
1Building Technology and Construction Management Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, India.
Abstract:
A pelletization process is used to manufacture artificial lightweight coarse aggregate using fly ash. Pelletization depends on the size of particles and their distribution, the wettability of particles and moisture content, along with the process related parameters. A review indicates that only limited studies have been reported on the pelletization of fly ash aggregates. The influence of the following parameters has been studied: (i) speed of revolution of pelletizer disc, (ii) angle of pelletizer disc, (iii) moisture content, and (iv) duration of pelletization. Fractional factorial experiments using the concept of Taguchi's orthogonal array is used in this study, which uses an orthogonal array table to arrange multifactor experiments and uses statistical methods to analyze the experimental results. The relative influence of the factors above and their interaction effects on the strength, water absorption and size growth of fly ash aggregates are discussed.
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