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Vacuum Dewatering System PDF
Vacuum Dewatering System PDF
Vacuum Dewatering System PDF
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TECHNOLOGIES India
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Filter pads are placed on the fresh The dewatering operation takes approx.
concrete leaving about 4 inches of fresh 1.5 - 2 minutes per centimeter thickness of
concrete exposed on all sides. The Top the floor. The dewatered concrete is
Cover is then placed on the filter pads and compacted and dried to such an extent
rolled out till it covers the strips of exposed that it is possible to walk on it without
concrete on all sides. The Top Cover is leaving any foot prints. This is the
then connected to the vacuum pump indication of concrete being properly
through a suction hose and the pump is dewatered and ready for finishing.
started.
The finishing operations - Floating &
Vacuum is immediately created between Trowelling take place right after
the filter pads and the top cover. dewatering. Floating operation is done
Atmospheric pressure compresses the with Floating disc. This ensures
concrete and the surplus water is aftermixing of sand & cement particles,
squeezed out. This process lowers the further compaction and closing the pores
water content in the concrete by 15-25%. on the surface. Floating operation
generates skid-free finish.
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Atmospheric pressure
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