Stand-alone Grinding Plants

without Hot Gas Generator Results from India

Presented by
Dr. Daniel Strohmeyer
Loesche GmbH, Germany
loesche@loesche.de
www.loesche.com

Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Loesche vertical roller mill for cement grinding
3. Ambuja Cements Dadri and Nalagarh projects
4. Projects Dadri and Nalagarh Realize It!
5. Dadri and Nalagarh Project Summary

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Introduction
- water and energy precious resources Water and energy are the basis for life and the world as we know
it today
water as well as energy are not available unlimited
both resources will become scarce and more expensive

Consequently saving energy and

water is essential for ecologically
and economically viable
production - also or in particular in
the cement industry

crude oil price development

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Introduction
- operational aspects of vertical roller mills Water injection on the grinding table is a common way of
stabilizing the grinding bed leading to a smooth and optimized
operation of the mill
Downsides of water injection
water needs to be evaporated thermal energy is required (e.g.
cooler gases, hot gas generator)
water may only be available in limited quantities or not at all

Resulting demands for stand alone grinding plants

reduced or zero water injection
no permanent utilization of hot gas generator no fuel costs

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Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Loesche vertical roller mill for cement grinding
3. Ambuja Cements Dadri and Nalagarh projects
4. Projects Dadri and Nalagarh Realize It!
5. Dadri and Nalagarh Project Summary

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Loesche vertical roller mill for cement grinding

- material flow, feed materials, products -

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Loesche vertical roller mill for cement grinding

- cement grinding as part of the process -

quarry

CRM grinding

cement

kiln/cooler

cement grinding

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Loesche vertical roller mill for cement grinding

- working principle 1) Rotary feeder
2) Mill table with grinding track
3) Master roller
4) Support roller
5) Rocker arm
6) Hydro-pneumatic spring system
7) Bevel-planetary-gear box
8) Electric motor
9) Gas inlet
10) Ring duct
11) Louvre ring
12) Classifier
13) Grit cone
14) Outlet duct to dedusting system

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Loesche vertical roller mill for cement grinding

- grinding plant flow sheet -

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Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Loesche vertical roller mill for cement grinding
3. Ambuja Cements Dadri and Nalagarh projects
4. Projects Dadri and Nalagarh Realize It!
5. Dadri and Nalagarh Project Summary

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Ambuja Cements Dadri and Nalagarh projects

- Location of grinding plants in India Nalagarh plant
Dadri plant

New grinding stations

each ~ 1.6 Mt/year of cement
each with 1 x Loesche mill and 250 t/h of
grinding capacity

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Ambuja Cements Dadri and Nalagarh projects

- feed materials dry Fly-Ash

All feed materials have different physical properties and

hence different grindabilities

Gypsum

Clinker

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Ambuja Cements Dadri and Nalagarh projects

- grinding test (1) Laboratory mill LM 3,6

Flow sheet LM 3,6

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Ambuja Cements Dadri and Nalagarh projects

- grinding test (2) -

LOESCHE Grindability Factors (MF, LF)

spec. energy consumption
wear factor (vp)

The factors are used to determine the right mill and gear box size as well
as a suitable material for the wear parts

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<== poor - grindability - good ==>

- cement grindability -

Dadri/ Nalagarh

15

25

35

45

power consumption - mill [kWh/t]

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Ambuja Cements Dadri and Nalagarh projects

- mill selection LM 56.3+3
(250 t/h PPC)

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Ambuja Cements Dadri and Nalagarh projects

- key data -

Capacity

250 t/h PPC

Gearbox power

5.400 kW (Flender)

Classifier

LSKS 102 CS; 560 kW

Fan motor power

3.000 kW

Mill diameter

13,5 m

Height H

20,0 m

Grinding table diameter

5.600 mm

Grinding table weigth

109 t

M Roller

3 * 2.450 mm

S Roller

3 * 1.600 mm

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Ambuja Cements Dadri and Nalagarh projects

- scope of supply and product Loesche scope of supply
Mill incl. classifier
Sampling station
Air slides for product transport

Product
PPC 4000 Blaine

250 t/h

30,75 kWh/t

PPC 60% clinker + 5% gypsum + 35% dry fly ash (2500 Blaine)

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Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Loesche vertical roller mill for cement grinding
3. Ambuja Cements Dadri and Nalagarh projects
4. Projects Dadri and Nalagarh Realize It!
5. Dadri and Nalagarh Project Summary
6. Cement types produced in Loesche VRMs

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Projects Dadri and Nalagarh Realize It!

- mill base frame mill base frame

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Projects Dadri and Nalagarh Realize It!

- pedestals and bearing blocks -

bearing block

~ 5,5 m

pedestal

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- erection of gear box -

gear box

gear box base plate

Chockfast

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Projects Dadri and Nalagarh Realize It!

- mill housing and classifier ground-assembly mill housing

classifier

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- mill with housing and erection of classifier mill housing

~ 16,5 m
~ 10 m

classifier

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Projects Dadri and Nalagarh Realize It!

- Loesche LM 56.3+3 -

~ 20 m

Loesche LM 56.3+3

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- dry fly-ash feeding system fly ash feeding

clinker/gypsum feeding
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Projects Dadri and Nalagarh Realize It!

- grinding plant (Nalagarh) -

filter
cement silo

mill

fan

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Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. Loesche vertical roller mill for cement grinding
3. Ambuja Cements Dadri and Nalagarh projects
4. Projects Dadri and Nalagarh Realize It!
5. Dadri and Nalagarh Project Summary

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Dadri and Nalagarh Project Summary

- schedule (Dadri) -

April 2007

Mill order

November 2008

Delivery (FOB)

December 2008

Start of Erection

December 2009

Start of Commissioning

February 2010

First feed

April 2010

250 t/h PPC reached

September 2010

Further optimization achieved:

zero water injection and no HGG

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Dadri and Nalagarh Project Summary

- performance data (Dadri) -

Dadri
LM 56.3+3

PPC
Guarantee

Achieved *

Mill through-put (t/h)

250

253

Fineness

4000

3920

Feed moisture (%)

1,1

Product moisture (%)

0,3

30,75

25,60

Spec. Power consumption:

(kWh/t)
(mill, fan, classifier, aux.)
* based upon 24 hours trial

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Dadri and Nalagarh Project Summary

- zero water injection and no HGG -

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Stand-alone Grinding Plants

without Hot Gas Generator Results from India
Presented by
Dr. Daniel Strohmeyer
Loesche GmbH, Germany
loesche@loesche.de
www.loesche.com

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