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Litre-Weight Compress
Litre-Weight Compress
Liter Weight of clinker is firsthand information about clinker is under fired or over -2
fired. In under fired clinker free lime (CaOf) is more then cement will have higher Le
chatelier’s and Autoclave expansion's which affect the strength and durability of
cement. if clinker is Over fired then it is harder to grind. Which affect mill through put
and KW/ton. In general each Kiln have different acceptable range of litre weights from
1000gms/lt to 1400gms/lt depending upon its raw mix design and type of process
Liter weight is a measurement tool for burnability in older days. Checking of free -3
lime will give correct picture. Any how regarding the question asked, if the liter weight
is below the range, the clinker is more likely to have high free lime, higher dust content
and lower compressive strengths. If the liter weight is +1300, you get dense clinker
with low porosity which affects the grinding process. As Mr.Varma said, the acceptable
range will differ from plant to plant. The sieve size is also important. Some plants use
.+6mm to -12mm fraction, others use +9mm to -12mm fraction
As it is understood by every one that the Liter weight is nothing but the bulk density -4
i.e. the compactness of well burnt particles of raw meal turned in to clinker. For quick
assessment of clinker quality from the process this physical parameter is extremely
.useful. Lower the liter weight unburnt clinker and higher the number over burnt clinker
.The number could be different for different size of the clinker
There exists a corelationship (Y=mX + C) between litre weight and free lime for -5
different clinker size fractions. The corelationship (-ve) will be either week or strong
.for different clinker size fractions
Based on this suitable clinker size fraction can be evolved after carrying out proper
study for each Kiln to decide which clinker size sieve should be used for liter weight
.determination