Kiln, calciner and cooler operationEX-005

Kiln and calciner control implementation at Ożarów

CRH · Ożarów, Poland · 2011

Use this record when

The decision this case can inform

Document the control-system scope before making claims about energy performance.

Evidence scope

Supplier-reported evidence. This record establishes a milestone, not quantified operating savings.

Source-supported facts

What the public record actually establishes

2 sourced points
  1. F1

    Advanced control covered kiln, cooler and calciner.

  2. F2

    A named implementation is documented; the page does not provide a defensible numerical savings result.

Structured interpretation

Facts and reported results are kept separate from the lesson a plant may choose to test.

01

Operating context

Alternative fuels increased process-control complexity.

02

Intervention or finding

Advanced control covered kiln, cooler and calciner.

03

Documented result

A named implementation is documented; the page does not provide a defensible numerical savings result.

04

Plant interpretation

Document the control-system scope before making claims about energy performance.

05

Transfer boundary

Publish as implementation experience, not demonstrated percentage savings.

Before applying the lesson

Questions to verify at your plant

These are decision checks, not operating instructions. Resolve them through local risk assessment, technical review, and authorization.

  1. 01

    Assess instrumentation, fuel variability and operator support required to sustain controller use.

  2. 02

    What equipment, materials and operating conditions differ at your plant?

  3. 03

    What baseline and follow-up evidence would establish whether this change works locally?