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FALSE
AIR
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What is it?
Simply put, false air is any unwanted air leaks,
where additional air enters the process.
 How do I know if
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there is a false
air ingress in the
system?
A false air quantity indicator can be the
increase in oxygen between two points.
For this purpose, is measured the %
oxygen content and flow measurement
at carefully chosen locations. With that,
it is possible to determine the amount of
false air entering individual sectors, such
as the kiln preheater or mill system.
 DID YOU
KNOW? In cement plants, false air ingress
mainly impacts combustion efficiency,
generating:

Why should I check Increase in electric and thermal

for any false air energy consumption

ingress the system? Unstable operation

Low productivity
Higher wear of fans
 What is the formula
DID YOU for calculating false
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air ingress into the
system?

in gas streams of less

than 21% oxygen
 DID YOU Increasing 1% oxygen (2% to 3%) due
KNOW? to false air ingress (rotary kiln inlet
seal) leads to an increase in fuel
consumption from 17 to 18 kcal/kg clk;
This means that a 9000-ton per day
Is false air ingress kiln (with false air ingress), spends an

really very 8000-ton per year of Petcoke excess.

harmful?
Can you imagine the environmental impact of increasing CO
emissions by using more fuel to consume excess oxygen?
 Can you help us
DID YOU identify sources,
KNOW?
measure and eliminate
false air ingress?
ICC specialists visit the cement plants to apply
the pyro process operative technical
assessment program by ICC, which includes
the technical scope of identifying sources,
measuring, and recommending actions to
eliminate false air ingress. That will reduce the
consumption of electrical and thermal energy
and the carbon footprint of the cement plant.
 Request more information about the technical
visit, contacting us through our website:
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www.cementspecialist.org
or by writing to the following emails:

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juan.ortega@cementspecialist.org
the technical roberto.almeida@cementspecialist.org
abilio.galli@cementspecialist.org
assessment visit
by ICC?
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