IDEAL STANDARD

1. Power Consumption Per Ton Cement (Cement mill) = 32 KW/ton (OPC cement, Blaine 3200
cm2/gm).

Guiding values for the grindability of an OPC cement 95/5 are

o 27-32 kWh/t at 3000 cm²/g acc. Blaine
o 39-47 kWh/t at 4000 cm²/g acc. Blaine
o 58-69 kWh/t at 5000 cm²/g acc. Blaine

2. Separator Efficiency:

3. Mill ventilation Closed Circuit Ball Mill

Over Ball Charge 1.0 m/s to 1.5 m/s

4. Fineness in Finish Mills:

In the first compartment before intermediate diaphragm
- 95% passing of 2.365 mm
- 86 – 92 % passing 1.0 mm
- 80 – 90 % passing 0.6 mm
- 75 – 85 % passing 0.5 mm

In the second compartment before discharge diaphragm

• 95% passing 0.5 mm
• 70 - 80 % passing 0.2 mm

5. Energy Improvement Potentials in Grinding

o Pre-grinding (e.g. roll press) => 10 - 30 %
o Separator upgrade => 5 - 25 %
o New mill internals (liners / diaphragm) => 5 - 20 %
o Mill operations & maintenance => 5 - 10 %
o Using grinding aids => 3 - 10 %