Abstract: The application describes a slurry spread quantification system (200) comprising a forming table including a forming area and at least one slurry outlet (120) configured to, in use, dispense a slurry (130) into the forming area, a sensor (210) trained on the forming area and configured to capture an image of the forming area; and a processor (220) operable to: analyse the image to identify the slurry (130); determine at least one characteristic of the slurry (130); and output at least one indication of the at least one characteristic of the slurry (130). A method, a computer implemented method and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when executed on a computing device cause the computing device to control a system (200) as described are also discussed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a packing structure, characterized in that it includes the following main steps: a) a step comprising the hydrothermal synthesis of the packing mass, performed using a mixture of quicklime and silica; and b) a step comprising the drying of the packing mass produced in step (a) at a temperature T2 of between 110° C. and 500° C., possibly with at least one intermediate stage performed at a temperature of between 111° C. and 350° C. over a period t2 selected such that the physisorbed water content of the packing mass is less than 0.5%.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a packing structure, characterized in that it includes the following steps: a) a step in which the temperature of an initial mixture of quicklime and silica is raised to a temperature T1 of between 150 and 300° C. over a period of less than 10 hours; b) a step in which hydrothermal synthesis is performed using the mixture of quicklime and silica produced in step (a) at a temperature T1 of between 150 and 300° C. and at a pressure P1 of between 5×105 Pa and 25×105 Pa over a period t1 of between 10 and 70 hours; c) a step in which the mixture produced in step (b) is cooled from temperature T1 to ambient temperature over a period of between 1 and 48 hours at a cooling rate ?TR1 of between 3 and 200° C./hour; and d) a step in which the mixture produced in step (c) is dried.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a packing structure, characterized in that it includes the following main steps: a) a step comprising the hydrothermal synthesis of the packing mass, performed using a mixture of quicklime and silica; and b) a step comprising the drying of the packing mass produced in step (a) at a temperature T2 of between 110° C. and 500° C., possibly with at least one intermediate stage performed at a temperature of between 111° C. and 350° C. over a period t2 selected such that the physisorbed water content of the packing mass is less than 0.5%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a container packing structure, characterized in that it comprises a crystalline phase containing 55 to 97% by weight of xonotlite crystallites and 3 to 45% by weight of tobermorite crystallites. It also relates to a method for fabricating such a packing structure, and the container containing same, and its use for storing fluids such as gases.