Energy and Cost Analysis of Cement Production Using the Wet and Dry Processes in Nigeria

Ohunakin, O.S. and Leramo, R.O. and Abidakun, O.A. and Odunfa, Moradeyo K. and Bafuwa, O. T. (2013) Energy and Cost Analysis of Cement Production Using the Wet and Dry Processes in Nigeria. Energy and Power Engineering. pp. 537-559.

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Abstract

The study evaluates the energy consumption of both wet and dry processes cement manufacturing plant in Nigeria. En- ergy consumption data collected for the period 2003 to 2011 were used to estimate the energy consumption of the crushing, milling, agitation, burning, grinding and bagging operations. The total energy evaluation was based on the three primary energy sources which include electrical, combustion and human. The total estimated energy intensities were 6545 MJ/ton and 4197 MJ/ton for wet and dry processes respectively. The percentage consumption of energy in each operation is 93.68 and 90.34% (burning), 2.11and 4.33% (milling), 0.43 and 0.67% (crushing), 1.39 and 0% (agi- tation), 2.12 and 3.90% (grinding), and 0.27 and 0.75% (bagging) of the total energy inputs for the wet and dry proc- esses respectively. Furthermore, the average total energy cost of production showed that wet process is approximately 40% more cost intensive in cement production than the dry process while at the same time it is cost effective to run production on energy through gas powered plant than the national grid.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Wet Process; Dry Process; Cement; Crushing; Milling; Nigeria
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics T Technology > T Technology (General) T Technology > TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	18 Nov 2016 11:01
Last Modified:	18 Nov 2016 11:01
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/7413

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