Material handling in cement industry

Seminer on

Submitted to:
Dr. Md. Ariful Islam Associate professor Submitted by : Dept. Of IPE Bivek Bikram Adhikari Reg. No: 2007334051 Department of Industrial and Production Engineering SUST.

Introduction:

In the most general sense of the word, cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens independently, and can bind other materials together. Cement used in construction is characterized as hydraulic or non-hydraulic. Hydraulic cements (e.g. Portland cement) harden because of hydration chemical reactions that occur independently of the admixture's water content; Non-hydraulic cements (e.g. lime and gypsum plaster) must be kept dry in order to retain its strength.

Material handling equipment:

Transport Equipment. Positioning Equipment. Unit Load Formation Equipment. Storage Equipment. Identification and Control Equipment.

Cement production process:

Raw material process Clinker burning process &, Finish grinding process.

Material handling in cement industry:

Belt conveyor:

A conveyor belt (or belt conveyor) consists of two or more pulleys, with a continuous loop of material - the conveyor belt - that rotates about them.

Belt conveyor is mostly used in cement industry to convey raw material to grinding machine. After grinding raw material it is conveyed by belt conveyor for mixing process. Finally when cement clinker is grinded again finished cement is transferred for packaging through belt conveyor

Air glide conveyor:

Air glide is a material handling equipment useful for Bulk material handling process. Air glide conveyors are designed to be robust and reliable for harsh environments.

In cement industry air glide conveyer are used when additive materials are supplied in a mixture.

Elevator conveyor:

Elevator conveyor is a precise solution to the vertical movement of dry and free flowing bulk materials for the Cement Industry. The Bucket Elevator is constructed using stainless steel or mild steel buckets attached to a belt or chain.

In cement industry processing materials are uplifted vertically to feed in preheater. For a uplifting operation elevator conveyor are used in cement industry.

Screw Conveyor:

Screw Conveyors have a variety of uses. Variations in the flight design allow Screw Conveyors to: Convey Mix Feed Elevate

In cement industry tons of material are processed the upper listed operation. When a semi liquid material is dried in a dryer obtained clinker is stored in a storage through screw conveyor.

Silos:

A silo is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are more commonly used for bulk storage of grain, coal, cement, carbon black, woodchips, food products and sawdust.

The cement storage silo is used for storing the finished product cement

Conclusion:

Material handling system is a basic component in cement Industry. Tons of bulk material are conveyed , uplifted, and stored in cement Industry so material handling equipment like Conveyor, Elevator, Silos are the essential part of cement Industry. In this seminar we have defined a theoretical portion of material handling system in cement industry. We searched in internet for required information of our topics. Finally we decided to take a satok cement Industry as a case study in a second portion of this seminar.