Northern Technical University

Engineering Technical College/ Mosul

Building and Construction Technology Engineering Dept

Cement manufacturing in Badoosh factory

Class : (A)
Groupe :- A3
Date end : ( 2023 / 11 / 25 )
Student name : ‫ﻣ ﻌ ر و ف ﻋ ﻣ ﺎ د ﻣ ﺎﺟ د‬
 The following steps summarize the method of
manufacturing Portland cement :
1- The basic raw materials are collected in the desired
proportions it is called the mixing stage.

2- The raw materials are re-grinded (Crushing & Milling) after

mixing them in special mills into particles no larger than 75
microns (0.075 mm) This is called the grinding stage of raw
materials .
 3- After grinding and softening the raw materials, they are
combined and blended to homogenize the raw materials in the
mixture This is called the mixing and homogenization stage.
This stage is where chemical analyzes are performed to control
the components.
4- The prepared raw materials are burned after mixing and
homogenizing in special ovens according to manufacturing
methods , The manufacturing method used in
the BadoushCement Expansion Plant is the dry method is as
follows :
It is a product of the tremendous development in modern
technology, as it consumes about 60% of the energy
consumed in the wet method, and the primary raw materials
pass through different levels of temperature, which start from
950 degrees Celsius at the beginning of the oven until it
reaches 1500 degrees Celsius at the end of the oven, and the
length of the oven reaches To 70 metres. The production
capacity in this method may reach 3,500 tons per day. There
are some cases that force those responsible for the cement
industry to use this method, when the raw materials are so
hard that they do not break down in water. It is also used in
very cold countries where there is a fear that the water will
freeze in the mixture. It is also used in the case of a lack of
water. Necessary for the mixing process, as is the case in the
Arabian Peninsula .
Dry processes :-
In the dry process the raw materials are crushed dry and fed in
correct proportions into a grinding mill where they are dried and
reduced to a very fine powder. The dry powder called the raw meal
is then blended and corrected for its right composition and mixed
by means of compressed air. The blended meal is further sieved
and fed into a rotating disc called granulator. A quantity of water
about 12 per cent by weight is added to make the blended meal
into solid balls. Fry the balls inside an iron mesh bars pre-heated by
hot gases, and then feed it to rotary kiln and the following
operations will be similar to the wet process. The equipment’s used
in the dry process kiln are comparatively smaller. The process is
quite economical. The total consumption of coal in this method is
only about 100 kg when compared to the requirement of about 350
kg for producing a ton of cement in the wet process.