Kiln System Maintenance
Course Schedule
Kiln System Maintenance
A week modular course exploring the maintenance of Kiln cement
factories, including the different maintenance challenges faced by different
cement factories around the world, the assessment of cement manufacturing equipment
condition, common maintenance and reliability problems, their solution and the
organisation of the maintenance function on a cement factory.
- In module 1 the course explores
the different maintenance challenges presented by cement factories,
dependent on their scale, location, number of lines operated and vintage.
Also the ways in which maintenance will be judged, not only from the
availability of the equipment and the costs of maintenance, but also from
the overall equipment effectiveness. Availability of spare parts will make
a vital contribution to the effectiveness of maintenance, but what level
of spare parts can or should be provided? Many factors which will impact
on the effectiveness of maintenance throughout the life of the cement
factory are determined when the factory is laid out and the equipment is
designed. These factors need to be taken into consideration when cement
factories are first established as they will never be able to be changed
in the future.
- In module 2 of the course the
inter-related issues of cement factory condition assessment, common
problems and their resolution are explored. Cement kilns must operate for
long, continuous campaigns to minimise their thermal energy consumption.
In order to do this, their mechanical condition must be regularly assessed
and adjusted, if necessary, to prevent long-term damage and the
requirement for major repair involving massive loss of time and clinker
production. A cement kiln is in fact an assemblage of inter-connected sub-systems
which must all operate reliably. The kiln is only as reliable as the
weakest of these sub-systems, so the raw meal preparation, kiln feed
system, fuel preparation and delivery, clinker cooling and transport and
the exhaust gas venting and dedusting systems are all expected to operate
for these long campaigns. There will be some overtaking capacity in some
of these sub-systems allowing limited time for maintenance, but all will
be expected to give reliable performance.
- In the final module of the course
the theories of maintenance organisation, as they relate to cement
factories, are explored. What is the role of breakdown, preventive and
condition based maintenance in cement factories? How do approaches such as
Total Productive Maintenance and Reliability Centred Maintenance apply to
cement factories? What changes on the organisation of maintenance and the
skills of the maintenance personnel are required to implement these
changes in cement factory maintenance philosophy? Computerised maintenance
management systems make a vital contribution to these approaches to
maintenance and are a prerequisite for the effective maintenance of a
modern cement factory.
Sub Code | CI002 |
Start Date | Sun,Apr,10,2022 |
End Date | Thu,Apr,14,2022 |
Duration | 5 Days |
Fee(US$) | 2950 |
Location | Riyadh |
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