COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of Cement Kiln Process & Operation. It covers the cement production process and the role of the kiln in clinker formation; the kiln system components and configuration, raw material and clinker chemistry and clinker formation reactions; the kiln process flow and heat transfer and essential kiln parameters and monitoring; the preheater and precalciner operation and burning zone control; and the fuel types and combustion management, the kiln pressure and draft control. 

 

Further, the course will also discuss the kiln coating and ring formation and optimize kiln throughput and efficiency; the kiln process control systems, the PID control loops and automation basics, DCS interface, HMI interpretation, interlocks, alarms and control system tuning; the kiln monitoring and diagnostic tools, kiln alignment and mechanical stability and common kiln operational problems; the cooler operation and clinker handling, the preventive and predictive maintenance; and the kiln emissions and environmental impact, NOx and SOx control strategies and dust and particulate management. 

 

During this interactive course, participants will learn the energy consumption and optimization, the thermal energy consumption and waste heat recovery systems (WHR); the types of alternative fuels and raw materials (AFR) and calorific value considerations; and the kiln operation in low-carbon cement manufacturing, perform indicators and benchmarking and team collaboration and operator best practices.