Analysis of cement production process and review of control strategies and methods

Analysis of cement production process and review of control strategies and methods

Alexander Chokhonelidze, Forgor Lempogo, William Brown-Acquaye

To develop an effective control mechanism for any industrial process it is imperative to have a deep and wide ranging understanding of the process itself. This is especially true in the case of a cement grinding circuits, which is a very complex process with very complex dynamics and multivariable environment, where all the elements are interconnected. This article is aimed at providing an in-depth analysis of the cement production process in Ghana, which is mainly limited to grinding clinker into cement and its packaging and distributing. The main equipment of grinding circuits is described and the best configurations are discussed. The second part of the article discusses the most popular control methods in use for cement grinding circuits at cement plants all over the world and the ways to select the most effective control strategies for achieving higher production rates and more efficient energy use. The control strategies used by GHACEM, the largest Ghana cement producer, are also discussed.

Общество с ограниченной ответственностью Издательство Мир науки

2014

https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=BDvl0VYAAAAJ&citation_for_view=BDvl0VYAAAAJ:9yKSN-GCB0IC

English