Cement Plant ABC An Introduction to Cement
Course Code: CI 04
Course Overview
Many people are working in the cement industry without ever being involved in the actual manufacture of cement. To be able to support the production people, it is important that they know what goes on at a cement plant.
The purpose of the course is to give newly hired engineers and non-engineers an overall knowledge of the operations of a cement plant. This includes getting acquainted with the vocabulary used in the cement industry.
Course Objective
- The purpose of the course is to give newly hired engineers and non-engineers or persons already employed but not acquainted with the manufacture process, an overall knowledge of the operations of a cement plant.
- This includes getting acquainted with the vocabulary used in the cement industry.
- The participants will be able to better support the operational side of the cement plant by learning to speak the people.
- This will eliminate misunderstandings and confusions in daily work and optimize cooperation between the departments.
- The ultimate result may very well be increased profitability of the cement plant.
Target Audience
- New employees,
- Non-engineers,
- Non-technician and as such no experience or prior knowledge of the subject is expected or required.
Course Outline
- What is cement? How is it made?
- The raw materials, basic chemistry.
- Raw material crushing process.
- Stores with and without pre- homogenisation.
- Production of raw meal.
- Homogenisation of raw meal.
- The kiln feed system.
- The processes in the kiln.
- The elements in the pyro system (preheater, calciner, kiln).
- Clinker cooling.
- Combustion incl. fuel types, burners, flame formation.
- Cement grinding incl. cement types, cement quality.
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