Michael Clark

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Re: Abrasive resistant material

There are many suppliers of such materials and many articles can be read in International Cement Review. The use of s...

Re: Snowmen

Snowman formation is a common feature with modern, direct-aerated coolers due to the high secondary air temperature a...

Re: Cement strength was dropped after a few days storage

The first question must be the testing procedure. Presumably the cement is not still hot when it is first tested? How...

Re: Mass balance

The mass balance must include everything which goes into and comes out of the system. So feed, fuel and air into the ...

Re: increasing reactivity of clinker

You could add fluoride to the kiln feed slurry as a mineraliser.

Re: KILN HEAT UTILIZATION

I suggest you senfd the article to dwh@cemnet.com who will pass it on.

Re: oxy-firing combustion

The formula is kiln tpd * 0.15/3.5.

Re: Cooler losses

There are heat losses in the clinker, excess exhaust air from the cooler and via radiation from the shell of the cooler.

Re: KILN HEAT UTILIZATION

This is an idea that has been raised periodically. A potential problem is the refractory lining of the kiln relies on...

Re: Free Lime

Absolutely right. This is why the free lime content of a quenched, white clinker cannot be reliably measured by the e...