The tubular weigher WeighTUBE® – the
innovative bulk material dosing system

1 Alternative fuels for the cement industry

Particularly in the cement industry, recent years have seen the replacement of conventional fossil fuels with alternative fuels. Aside from biomass, sewage sludge, automobile tyres, animal meal and municipal wastes, the preferred substitute fuels are industrial wastes with a high calorific value. These powdery, granulated, pelletized fibrous and flocculent secondary fuels derived from quality-controlled industrial wastes are generally known as fluff (gas-entrainable fine materials). Fluff is almost exclusively used as a source of energy for the...

Related articles:

Issue 7-8/2017 ONESTONE CONSULTING S.L.

Gravimetric precision dosing in the cement industry

1 Introduction Cement production requires accurate metering and dosing of bulk materials in each production step from raw material grinding to cement grinding and finally to cement mixing and...

more
Issue 11/2014 DI MATTEO

Full modular control system for ­gravimetric dosing applications

1 Introduction The integration of reliable and accurate gravimetric dosing systems into conveying lines for bulk materials, e.g. alternative fuels, can be considered as an important engineering stage...

more
Issue 3/2017 DI MATTEO GROUP

A framework and taxonomy for the classification of bulk material metering and dosing equipment within the cement industry

1 Introduction The cement manufacturing process and all related transport and logistic systems are driven by strict requirements regarding the accurate proportioning of bulk materials from various...

more
Issue 1-2/2016 FLSMIDTH PFISTER GMBH

Coal dust dosing without compromises

Introduction An output of more than 6000 t/d of grey Portland Cement makes the Ain Sokhna plant one of the main players in the region. The complete package of FLSmidth machinery included an EV...

more
Issue 4/2019 INTERCEM ENGINEERING GMBH

Optimisation of the secondary fuel dosing system

In a German cement plant the secondary fuel dosing system had to be optimized and Intercem was commissioned to do so. The scope of delivery includes the following items: Disassembly on site,...

more