title: An on-belt elemental analyser for the cement industry.
abstract: On-line control of raw mill feed composition is a key factor in the improved control of cement plants. A new and improved on-conveyor belt elemental analyser for cement raw mill feed based on neutron inelastic scatter and capture techniques has been developed and tested successfully in Adelaide Brighton's Birkenhead cement plant on highly segregated material with a depth range of 100 to 180 mm. Dynamic tests in the plant have shown analyser RMS total errors of 0.49, 0.52, 0.38 and 0.23 wt% (on a loss free basis) for CaO, SiO2, Al2O3 and Fe2O3 respectively, when 10-minute counting periods are used.
authors.affiliation: CSIRO Minerals, Menai, NSW, Australia. cheryl.lim@minerals.csiro.au
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Tickner
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Sowerby
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Abernethy
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: McEwan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rainey
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manias
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Retallack
mesh_terms: D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000032:analysis; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000032:analysis; D003252:Construction Materials / Q000032:analysis*; D005290:Ferric Compounds / Q000032:analysis; D005720:Gamma Rays; D007221:Industry; D009502:Neutrons; D010087:Oxides / Q000032:analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D017610:Calcium Compounds; D005290:Ferric Compounds; D010087:Oxides; C000499:ferric oxide; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; C016538:lime; D000537:Aluminum Oxide