Raw Materials

Material 1 Material 2 Material 3 Material 4 Material 5 Material 6

Proportions in kiln feed 78.41% 14.96% 5.41% 1.22%

SiO2 0.65% 56.30% 92.39% 3.26%

Al2O3 0.11% 18.95% 2.39% 0.60%
Fe2O3 0.10% 7.90% 0.45% 84.10%
CaO 54.90% 2.37% 0.42% 2.20%
MgO 0.80% 0.05% 0.02% 0.20%
SO3 0.05% 0.90% 0.01% 0.65%
K2O 0.10% 2.00% 0.10% 0.30%
Na2O 0.02% 0.60% 0.02% 0.10%
Cl- 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.02%
LOI1000°C 43.14% 9.80% 1.20% 7.00%
99.87% 98.88% 97.00% 98.43% 0.00% 0.00%

Michael Clark
Calculate the kiln feed
composition from the
proportions of raw materials
used and their composition.

Alkali:Sulphate Ratio
 Kiln Feed Hot Meal Clinker
Calculated Actual Actual Loss Free Volatility/
Concentration Factor
13.97% 14.02% 19.20% 19.84% 21.70%
3.06% 3.10% 4.24% 4.38% 4.75%
2.31% 2.32% 3.21% 3.32% 3.61%
43.45% 43.50% 61.00% 63.05% 65.86%
0.64% 0.65% 0.85% 0.88% 0.97%
0.18% 0.20% 2.05% 2.12% 66.49% 0.71%
0.39% 0.40% 4.04% 4.18% 84.43% 0.65%
0.11% 0.11% 0.42% 0.43% 60.84% 0.17%
0.00% 0.02% 1.65% 1.71% 99.41% 0.01%
35.44% 35.20% 3.25% 0.00% 0.00%
99.91% 98.43%
99.91%
Michael Clark Michael Clark Michael Clark
Calculate the kiln feed Calculate the hot meal Calculate the volatilities/concentration
composition from the composition on loss free factors here.
proportions of raw materials basis here.
used and their composition.

Volatility = 1 – Volatile %Clinker / Volatile %Hot Meal

Sulphate Ratio =(K2O/94 + Na2O/62 - Cl/71)/(SO3/80)

1.0346724032
ilities/concentration