File: Tromp curve_eng v3

Date: 5/14/2008

Version Date Who Comments

1.0 12/1/2004 Mario Interlenghi CTEO milling group version.
Karim El Hajoui
Cédric Richard

2.0 4/25/2007 Olivier Bernard TCEA version for Excel 2000

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3.0 5/14/2008 Olivier Bernard TCEA version for Excel 2003 - Template for harmonized version
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Comments
CTEO milling group version.

TCEA version for Excel 2000

Logo changed to TCEA
Plot (fx-ax) vs (fx-rx): regression line connected to cells S40:S41 and T40:T41
Plot (fx-ax) vs (fx-rx): names "Droite_RA_1" and "Droite_RA_2" removed
2 and 3 done to give the possibility to copy the tab several times in the spreadsheet
without creating problems with the names
There remains the necessity to adjust manually the data cells for this plot within the range
P9:Q37, when the number of sieves varies
Calculations for plotting the cumulative fines yield (range R49:R77): the formula used was
incorrect, changed to "1-R/A*r/a"

TCEA version for Excel 2003 - Template for harmonized version

Fully revised version, with Tromp curve plot in Log - Linear scales (former version was
Log - Gaussian)
 File: Tromp curve_eng v3
Date: 8/24/2015

Content: Instructions for correct use of this spreadsheet

Colour code

Blue on light green Text, titles (appearing in printed pages)

Blue on yellow (bold or light)) Cells to fill in
Red on light green Intermediate results
Red on light green (bold) Important results

Spreadsheet protection

To avoid unvoluntary mistakes, spreadsheets are protected so that it is only possible to

fill in yellow cells in normal use.
To unprotect, use the password "lafarge" - at your own risk!

For any question, please refer to CTC grinding department:

Instructions for Tromp curve spreadsheet

General organisation of the spreasheet:

User zone (will Calculation zone

be printed) 4b
1

R/A calculation
block
2

3 Tromp curve Imperfection

calculation block calculation block

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 Verification
4a zone

Steps for spreadsheet use

1
Fill in the general information cells

2 Fill in the PSD data

Up to 29 sieve size can be used
Particle size distributions MUST be entered in ascending order

3 Adjust the Imperfection Line to fit the Tromp curve

Enter the first and last points to use in the yellow cells.
First point should be between 1 and last point.
Last point should be between first point and available number of points (Nb_data above)

For advanced users:

4
Check that the "R/A points" are correctly aligned, and that the "R/A line" passes
near the origin. You can force that by entering "Y" in the cell at the top of the calculation zone

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 Lafarge process Tool Kit Tromp Curve version 3.0

Plant: Rashadya Date / Time : 8/24/2015

Mill: CM A Product: CEM I 42.5 N
Separator: 2nd genaration or node:
Sizer details: PSD
Comments:

Mesh % cumulative passing dx P(x) % R/A

(µm) Fines Feed Rejects fraction
1 0.99 4.43 1.27 0.51 1.4 µm 30.2% 0.423
2 2.00 8.75 4.25 1.66 2.8 µm 17.7% 0.618
3 3.85 16.73 7.95 2.72 4.4 µm 15.4% 0.632
4 5.05 21.47 10.03 3.25 5.4 µm 24.9% 0.963
5 5.78 26.60 11.23 4.30 7.1 µm 6.0% 0.595
6 8.68 36.32 15.39 4.68 9.3 µm 14.3% 0.635
7 10.00 40.11 17.02 5.07 11.4 µm 10.8% 0.629
8 13.00 48.01 20.32 5.66 14.9 µm 11.2% 0.354
9 17.10 53.55 24.05 6.09 21.0 µm 16.0% 0.604
10 25.68 69.12 31.32 7.91 28.7 µm 37.0% 0.662
11 32.00 77.85 36.36 11.07 35.1 µm 53.3% 0.670
12 38.56 84.76 41.89 15.92 41.3 µm 64.5% 0.423
13 44.16 89.20 46.55 20.88 50.6 µm 76.3% 0.678
14 57.90 95.97 57.81 34.27 62.1 µm 85.6% 0.514
15 66.50 98.14 62.96 42.24 71.1 µm 90.4% 0.618
16 75.95 99.58 68.68 50.60 81.2 µm 97.0% 0.641
17 86.90 100.00 74.18 58.95 93.0 µm 100.0% 0.644
18 99.60 100.00 79.32 66.93 113.8 µm 100.0% 0.631
19 130.00 100.00 87.98 80.66 149.1 µm 100.0% 0.630
20 171.00 100.00 94.12 90.40 183.1 µm 100.0% 0.638
21 196.00 100.00 96.22 93.69 100.0%
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29 Average (R/A )= 0.619
% Cum ulativ e P as s ing

100
90 Fines
80 Feed
Reject
70 s
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40
30 Rank
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Mesh (µm)
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1 10 100 1000

Mesh (µm)

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Mill: CM A Product: CEM I 42.5 N
Separator: 2nd genaration or node: 0

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%
1.0 10.0 100.0

Mesh (µm)

Available number of points for Imperfection line: 20 (Nb_data)

Imperfection Line adjustment: from point # 1 9 to point # 2 17

Main tromp Curve parameters:

R/A 0.619 Circulating load 162% d25 22.4 µm
Fines 84.4% By-Pass 0.0% d50 34.8 µm
 Lafarge process Tool Kit Tromp Curve version 3.0

cumulative yield Acuity limit #N/A d75 53.9 µm

Imperfection 0.45
Reduced imperfection #N/A
 Cement Mill A
Item typical performance

Bypass (%) 10 - 35

Acuity limit (micron) 15 - 20

Imperfection 0.3 - 0.4

Circulating load (%) 100 - 300

Cement Mill A
Actual Comment
As for the bypass, this is usually more
related to the separator feed load
qf/qa,small quantity of the circulation fan
48.253% gases flow,its good to check its dampers
position
the more feed load we put to the
separator, the more we will have bypass.

indicate a good selectivity in the

7.10
separator

0.33 within range

over target ,which is mean the more the

423% material goes back to the mill