A proactive approach to minimizing opacity from cement kilns

Author

Hawks, Ronald L. ; Rose, Thomas

Author_Institution

Environmental Quality Manage. Inc., Durham, NC, USA

fYear

1995

fDate

4-9 Jun 1995

Firstpage

451

Lastpage

463

Abstract

Opacity of cement kiln stacks has become a concern for all manufacturers because of increased regulatory enforcement and neighborhood complaints. The minimization of plume opacity requires an understanding of the causes of opacity, management of process operating conditions and feed stocks, and optimization of abatement equipment. This paper presents a proactive approach for evaluation of plant specific process influences and effects of precipitator size, operating conditions, and maintenance practices. Also the formation of condensing and secondary (gas phase plume reactions) plumes is discussed

Keywords

air pollution; air pollution control; cement industry; condensers (steam plant); maintenance engineering; opacity; abatement equipment; cement kiln stacks; condensation; feedstocks; gas phase plume reactions; maintenance practices; operating conditions; plume opacity; pollution control; precipitator size; process operating conditions; regulatory enforcement; Aerosols; Boilers; Combustion; Feeds; Kilns; Manufacturing; Pollution; Protection; Quality management; Regulators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Cement Industry Technical Conference, 1995. XXXVII Conference Record., 1995 IEEE

Conference_Location

San Juan

ISSN

1079-9931

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2456-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CITCON.1995.514347

Filename

514347