Valves for cement plants
A cement plant mostly handles dry materials, but around the kilns and mills there are many utility systems: water, air and fuel. And dust everywhere.
TAZ Engineering Team · · 5 min
Water and cooling
Cooling for mill bearings, gearboxes, compressors and gas conditioning, on recirculating water with gate valves, butterfly valves and check valves.
Compressed air
Pneumatic conveying and filter pulse cleaning use a lot of air. Air networks use steel globe valves, ball valves and gate valves.
Fuel
Natural gas or liquid fuel for the kiln needs valves with proven tightness, often actuated and tied into burner safety systems.
Dust
Dust settles on stems and actuators. Choose valves with stem protection covers and actuators with a suitable ingress rating, and service them regularly.
Checklist
- water
- compressed air
- fuel
- actuators and IP rating
- stem protection
- maintenance schedule