Duration, dates and costs
- Four-day seminar (7.5 hours per day)
- 2,000 € per participant
- General conditions for seminars apply
Target group
- (Young) Engineers
- Production personnel and technical staff
- Process engineers
- Quality and laboratory engineers
Number of participants (min. - max.)
- 7 – 30
- General conditions for seminars apply
Learning objectives
- Overview of all relevant aspects of the clinker burning process. Attaining fundamental knowledge of cement manufacturing technology (material and burning technology), including the interconnection of sub-processes, process optimisation, emission abatement and efficient use of energy.
Topics
- Clinker formation and characterisation for cement production
- Characterisation of raw materials
- Clinker burning reactions, clinker phases and clinker formation
- Clinker properties and effects on cement quality
- Cement main components
- Raw materials for clinker production
- Blending beds and homogenisation silos
- Raw meal uniformity and quality control
- Clinker production and burning technology
- Preheater, calciner, rotary kiln, burner, cooler
- Alternative fuels and effects on the burning process
- Circulation phenomena (chlorine, sulphur, alkalis, etc.)
- Energy effciency
- Refractories
- Environment and emissions abatement
- Emission monitoring
- Emission abatement techniques
Methods
- Presentations, interactive exercises, group discussion, experience
exchange, practical exercises
Trainer
Experienced engineers and highly specialised researchers
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the training course the participants will receive a certificate of attendance.
Location
Online
