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Cementmanufacturingparametersformulas

1. Introduc on
Thisshortpresenta ontointroducethetypicalcementparametersusedinthecementindustry.
Inprac ce,thepropor onofthemaincons tuentsoftheclinkeriscalculatedintheformofra os,modulesorchemical
indices.
Thesemodulesaretheresultofstudiesofmanyscien stsonthePortlandclinkerforma onandreac onmechanisms.
Arealsoknownasqualitycontrolformulas.
Asmallcalculatorisalsoavailableonline.

2. Formulas
2.1. Hydraulicmodule(HM):
Theformulais:



HMisgenerallycomprisedbetween1,7and2,3.

2.2. SilicaRa o(SR):
Theformulais:



SRisgenerallycomprisedbetween1,5and5.

2.3. AluminaIronRa o(A/F):
Theformulais:



ARisgenerallycomprisedbetween1,5and2,5.

2.4. LimeSatura onFactor(LSF):
Thismodulerepresentsthera oofthelimepresentinthemixtureandtheamountoflimewhichmayberelated
intheclinker.
Theformulais:






LSFisgenerallycomprisedbetween0,85and1.

2.5. LiquidPhase:
Whentheclinkerisburnedat1450C,thepercentliquidisgivenbytheformulaherebelow.
Theformulais:



2.6. Bogueequa ons:
Bogueformulasareusedworldwidetocalculatethemineralogicalcomposi onoftheclinkerofPortlandcement.
Formulasarebelow.
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Formulasarebelow.
TricalciumSilicate(Alite):














DicalciumSilicate(Belite):

TricalciumAluminate:

TetracalciumAluminoferrite:

Theresultisonlyanapproxima on.

2.7. SolidSolu on(C4AF+C2F):
Theformulais:



2.8. BurnabilityIndex(BI):
BIgivesanideaoftheeaseforburningaclinker.
Theformulais:



BIisgenerallycomprisedbetween2,6and4,5.
LowerisBIandeasierisforburningclinker.

2.9. BurnabilityFactor(BF):
Anotherindicatortoes matetheeaseofburningtheclinker.
Theformulais:


BFisgenerallycomprisedbetween100and130.
AlowerBFisbe er.

2.10. Na2Oequivalent:
ThisindicatorgivesanideaoftheAlkaliscontentinthecement(NaandK).
Theformulais:


Alkalisincementrangesbetween0,2to1,5%equivalentNa2O.

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