Contraction in layers of particles of ­selected limestones as a result of thermal decomposition

Investigations of the contraction of layers of limestone particles were performed using samples of the Devonian, Carboniferous and Jurassic limestones of the Trzuskawica, Czatkowice and Bukowa deposits, respectively. Therefore, the volumetric contraction of the layers and the particles, the initial and ultimate porosity of the layers, the percentage of cracked particles and the percentage of the fine particles generated were measured.

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