Vertical shaft kiln

Details Vertical shaft kiln Vertical shaft kiln

1996-06-07

1998-04-14

Bennett, Henry A.

Heating

Shaft type

432 96, 432 97, 432 98, 432 99, 432100, 432101, 432106, F27D 108

Patent

active

057385114

ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a a vertical shaft kiln (VSK) useful for manufacturing cement and other allied products, which comprises a rotary nodule feeder for feeding the raw materials, fitted above the kiln bed for uniform distribution of nodules of the raw materials, an air blower being placed at the base of the kiln for feeding air through a duct to a common air header having a plurality of outlet air ducts, the air duct being connected to an air cone placed inside an armoured shell of the VSK, the said air cone being provided with a grate assembly having a plurality of peripheral air slots, the air duct being connected to an air box placed above the said armoured shell, the said air box having perforations on the inside vertical wall, the air duct being connected to an air header having air entry nozzles placed in such a manner so as to supply air just below the sintering zone of the VSK, the air duct being connected to the chimney of the VSK, the said chimney being provided with a butterfly valve below the air duct, the chimney being also provided with a bypass duct below the said butterfly valve, the bypass duct being connected through means to a cyclone separator fitted with a fan for drawing the stack gases, the outlet of the cyclone separator being connected to an outlet duct through a scrubber, a sensor alarm being provided on the VSK body to indicate fire bed level, the products being removed through a discharge chute.

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