Aerzen solutions for the cement industry
Aerzen solutions for the cement industry: Aerzen Turbo
Turbo technology has been in the market for over 50 years, however only until different industries started to be concerned about their CO2 footprint and governments increased their awareness on the importance of addressing this issue, that we started to see a real development in this technology in other industries.
For over 20 years turbos have been largely used in Waste Water Treatment Plants as a core product that helps municipal and industrial plants clean the water they use and return it to its natural source, reducing the damage caused to the environment.
Join us for this presentation to learn about how Aerzen, with over 150 years of experience in the industry, has identified the synergies between the advantages of turbo technology and the needs of some specific cement applications where there will be a great benefit for energy consumption, OPEX, maintenance and process control. Aerzen Turbo has designed a machine that perfectly suits combustion air and dry fuel conveying applications in a cement plant, both critical processes for cement production.
Aerzen solutions for the cement industry: Aerzen Rental
Cement plants have many critical pneumatic conveying processes that rely on specialised equipment such as blowers and low-pressure compressors to move raw material and finished cement throughout their plants. This equipment is typically designed to operate efficiently in a pressure range from 5 – 60 psig. Most plants simply cannot afford an interruption in these processes. If one of the permanently installed blowers or low-pressure compressors is not able to provide the necessary flow to sustain the plant’s operations, temporary equipment may need to be rented and installed. Proper selection and installation of this rental equipment is critical to ensure the project cost is minimised while the need is fulfilled.
Before exploring the details of common mistakes made when renting equipment to replace permanently installed blowers or low-pressure compressors, the first question to address is what are the situations where a rental blower or low-pressure compressor would be required? Several scenarios arise where the permanently installed equipment is unable to sustain plant operations, which are covered in this presentation:
- Unplanned outage: Rotating equipment is prone to many modes of failure and while most plants place a strong emphasis on predictive maintenance, failures do occur. In some instances, the timeline to repair the failed blower or low-pressure compressor is longer than the plant can tolerate, and a temporary solution is needed.
- Planned outage: While most blower or low-pressure compressor system upgrades are completed during planned turnarounds, there are scenarios where this is not always possible and upgrade projects need to be completed during a time when the plant is operating. This could be a complete machine replacement, component replacement, electrical supply power upgrade, or a piping upgrade. In these instances, a temporary blower or low-pressure compressor solution may be needed.
- Proof of concept: Some plants want to prove that their processes can be improved or sustained with more or less flow. In these cases, a rental blower or low-pressure compressor operating on a VFD can be utilised to prove these theories prior to taking on a costly and complex capital project.
Cement plants cannot sustain operations without the ability to move product through their plants with blowers or low-pressure compressors and sometimes require rental equipment. Avoiding the common pitfalls associated with rental projects will ensure that the temporary solution implemented is the most cost effective, the most environmentally friendly, and the most effective to support the needs of the plant.
Join us for this presentation to learn about Aerzen’s solutions for cement industry applications.
