Gypsum slurry mixer process for enhanced wallboard strength
AssigneeUnited States Gypsum Company
InventorsAnnamaria VILINSKA, Mark HEMPHILL, Naser ALDABAIBEH, Mark ANTOSH
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Abstract
A process is provided for creating a gypsum wallboard slurry with enhanced strength. The process includes providing a gypsum wallboard slurry mixer, providing suitable amounts of calcined gypsum and water in the mixer to create a slurry, agitating the slurry in the mixer, extracting a portion of the slurry in the mixer, reintroducing the extracted portion into the mixer for further mixing, and dispensing the mixed slurry from an outlet of the mixer.
Claims10
A process for providing a gypsum wallboard slurry with enhanced strength comprising:
- providing a gypsum wallboard slurry mixer;
- providing suitable amounts of calcined gypsum and water in the mixer to create a slurry;
- agitating the slurry in the mixer;
- extracting a portion of the slurry from the mixer;
- reintroducing the extracted portion into the mixer for further mixing;
- and
- dispensing the mixed slurry from an outlet of the mixer.
A process for providing a gypsum wallboard slurry with enhanced strength, comprising:
- providing a gypsum wallboard slurry mixer;
- providing suitable amounts of calcined gypsum and water in the mixer to create a slurry;
- agitating the slurry in the mixer;
- extracting up to 20% of the volume of slurry from the mixer;
- reintroducing the extracted portion into the mixer for further mixing for 2-3 seconds;
- and
- dispensing the mixed slurry from an outlet of the mixer.
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