Title :
Advanced raw mill control delivers improved economic performance in cement production
Author_Institution :
Foxboro Co./Invensys, MA, USA
Abstract :
Historically, advanced process control (APC) efforts in cement plants have focused on the kiln, using expert systems or fuzzy logic. But an economic performance assessment can reveal additional opportunities in both upstream and downstream milling operations, especially when the kiln is not the production bottleneck for the plant. This paper reviews the economic analysis, the control system implementation, and the final testing results for the application of an advanced control system to a raw milling operation.
Keywords :
cement industry; industrial economics; industrial plants; process control; production control; advanced process control; advanced raw mill control; cement plants; cement production; control system implementation; downstream milling operations; economic analysis; economic performance; expert systems; fuzzy logic; kiln; production bottleneck; raw milling operation; testing; upstream milling operations; Control systems; Environmental economics; Feeds; Kilns; Milling machines; Power generation economics; Process control; Production; Temperature control; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Cement Industry Technical Conference, 2004. IEEE-IAS/PCA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8263-3
DOI :
10.1109/CITCON.2004.1309872
