An Overview of Lime Slaking and Factors That Affect the …
A slurry slaker generally uses an initial lime to water ratio of 1 to 3.3 to 1 to 5 depending on the make of equipment and quality of CaO and water. Typically, a slurry slaker, sometimes called a detention type slaker, is comprised of two chambers. The first chamber is called the slaking chamber where lime and water are mixed.