Most of the concrete used in the construction of buildings, roads, dams, and bridges is made from
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Most of the concrete used in the construction of buildings, roads, dams, and bridges is made from port land cement, a substance obtained by pulverizing the hard, granular residue (clinker) from the roasting of a mixture of clay and limestone and adding other materials to modify the setting properties of the cement and the mechanical properties of the concrete. The charge to a port land cement rotary kiln contains 17% of dried building clay (72 wt% S1O2, 16% A12O3, 7% Fe2O2, 1.7% K2O, 3.3% Na2O) and 83% limestone (95 wt% CaCO3, 5% impurities). When the solid temperature reaches about 900°C, calcinations of the limestone to lime (CaO) and carbon dioxide occurs. As the temperature continues to rise to about 1450°C, the lime reacts with the minerals in the clay to form such compounds as 3 CaO∙SiO2, 3 CaO∙Al2O3, and 4 CaO ∙ A12O3 ∙ Fe2O3. The flow rate of CO2 from the kiln is 1350 m3/h at 1000°C and 1 atm. Calculate the feed rates of clay and limestone (kg/h) and the weight percent of Fe203 in the final cement.
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Elementary Principles of Chemical Processes
ISBN: 978-0471720638
3rd Edition
Authors: Richard M. Felder, Ronald W. Rousseau