Method and system for generating foam for the manufacture of gypsum products
AssigneeEagle Materials Inc.
InventorsKerry G. Gannaway, Raymond J. Barnes, Floyd E. Sims
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Abstract
A method for generating foam for gypsum product manufacturing includes injecting water through a conduit and injecting a foaming agent through the conduit to form a first solution comprising the water and the foaming agent. The method includes straining the first solution in the conduit and injecting air through the conduit to form a second solution comprising the water, the foaming agent and the air. The method also includes straining the second solution in the conduit to form foam and communicating the foam to a gypsum product manufacturing device.
Claims15
A method for generating foam for gypsum product manufacturing, comprising:
- injecting water through a conduit;
- injecting a foaming agent through the conduit to form a first solution comprising the water and the foaming agent;
- straining the first solution in the conduit to form a strained first solution;
- injecting air into the strained first solution to form a second solution comprising the water, the foaming agent and the air;
- straining the second solution in the conduit to form foam;
- and
- communicating the foam to a gypsum product manufacturing device.
A method for generating foam for gypsum product manufacturing, comprising:
- injecting foam constituents through a mesh strainer into a gypsum product manufacturing device, the foam constituents comprising water, air and a foaming agent;
- generating, by the mesh strainer, foam as the foam constituents pass through openings of the mesh strainer;
- and
- combining the generated foam with gypsum for manufacturing gypsum products.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.