In 2014 8,854.3 kt of cement and 6,064.6 kt of clinker were produced, or, respectively, 9.0% and 5.3% less than the previous year. Per capita cement production in 2014 amounted to 206.1 kg.
The paper describes a project to build a new clinker production line at OAO Sebryakov-Cement. The engineering and equipment supplier was Danish FLSmidth. The project was developed and implemented jointly by the both companies. The technical solutions allowed for efficie...
The paper describes a new dry process clinker production line at AO Bekabad-Cement, commissioned in 2013. The characteristics of the basic process equipment and the process parameters are given.
The paper describes a new plant of the Indian company JK Cement Ltd., located in UAE and commissioned in March 2014. The plant operates the modern dry process to produce white or gray cement. The characteristics of the equipment, as well as those of white clinker and wh...
Conventional cement cooling uses water flow that is open to the plant environment leading to issues with efficiency, maintenance, emissions and contamination. A new indirect cooling technology using cooling water enclosed within plates was tested at a Canadian cement pl...
The paper describes the design, operating principle and advantages of the Pfister® TRW-S/D rotary weight feeder, designed by German FLSmidth Pfister. The examples of its use for feeding various kinds of alternative fuels to the cement kilns. To date, the companies aroun...
The paper describes the use of fuzzy logic for dealing with the problems of sludge feeding and dosing control in the cement kilns. The proposed methodology will help stabilize the supply of sludge to the cement kiln, improve the quality control process of clinker burnin...
This article focuses on the prospects for application in Russia Eurocode 2 "Concrete construction of buildings", related issues and possible ways to solve them. Alongside with this article this issue of the journal is publishing a number of reviews of the Euro...
The Belgian standard specifications contain a number of clear requirements for the composition of concrete mixtures and the properties of fresh and hardened concrete. It is generally known that water and air content have a substantial impact on the frost susceptibility ...
The paper offers an advanced scientific and practical understanding of the sulfate corrosion affecting Portland cement concretes and examines its most important and relevant aspects: external and internal sulfate corrosion, thaumasite and delayed ettringite formation; p...
