Cement Technology
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Cement Technology Syllabus — Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Cement Technology (subject code 4365204) as prescribed for CT · Semester 6 divides the course into 5 units, covering 11 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (4365204)Unit 1 Introduction, Raw Material and Calculations
- 1.1. Define Cement and explain the history of cement technology..
- 1.2. Describe Lime, sources of lime, calcinations of limestone, slaking of lime, types of lime and its role in cement. Describe role of Silica, alumina,Iron oxide – their sources of each raw material in the manufacture of cement.
- 1.3. Calculation of Lime Saturation Factor (LSF), Alumina Modulus, Silica modulus and their importance. Describe various phases present in cement with their composition and role in cement.
Unit 2 Manufacturi ng process
- 2.1. Illustrate Dry Process, Wet Process and Semi-Dry Process of making cement with sequential flow diagram. Describe raw mill grinding, mixing and homogenization. Enumerate the advantages and limitations of different processes.
- 2.2. Describe Constructional aspects of rotary kiln (both wet & dry), types of Pre-calciners, Sketch Showing Cyclone Separators, Pre-heaters. Refractories used in each zone, construction of Burner pipe with sketch & fuel used. Importance of Shape of the Flame, Secondary Air & Coating formation. Discuss the reactions occurring in different Zones during firing.
- 2.3. Importance of cooling, illustrate various types of coolers like rotary, grate and planetary coolers.
- 2.4. Illustrate the clinker grinding in tube mill & ball mill; study the effect of temperature on gypsum during grinding of clinkers. Cement Technology Course Code: 4365204 Topics and Sub-topics
Unit 3 Hydration
- 3.1. Describe the hydration & heat of hydration of cement. various phases
- 3.2. C2S, C3S, C3A Describe retarding and accelerating of setting time, types of set retarders and set accelerators with examples, Define flash set / quick set and false setting.
Unit 4 Properties & Testing of Cement
- 4.1. Illustrate physical testing methods: Normal consistency, Setting time – Initial and final setting time, Compressive strength, Soundness by Le-chatelier’s and autoclave method and Fineness by Blains air permeability method.
- 4.2. Chemical Testing: Determination of various oxides in cement CaO, SiO2, Al2O3, Fe2O3, MgO, SO3, Insoluble residue and Loss on Ignition
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