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ISoper, E.
AT
Rotary kiln
V
SOPER
ELLIS
TO THE
ARMOUR
INSTITUTE OF
TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
IN
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
JANUARY
1,
1910.
CHICAGO.
IL
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INDEX
Curve Showing Application of Law of Diminishing Returns to 8'xl25' Kiln, Plato 10
21,22
21
21,22
23,24
10 to 18 Inc
17,18
15,16,17
12
19
5,
23,24
Lime Burning
4,
6,
S3766
Rotary Kiln
Page
9
Plate 2
Chemical Changoa in 6'x7'xl00' Plates 3,4
9
Cheraical Changes in 5i^'x6'xl60' Plate 5
9
Design of 8'xl25' with proper tiro
spacing Plato 9
21
Diagreuns of 8'xl25', Stress, Plate 9
Dimensions of The First
2
Heat Balancfi of
10 to 18 Inc
Operation of,
7, 8
Relation of Dianetor to Length
9,10
Table of Sizes, Outputs, etc. Plate 6
The First
2
Typical Installation of 8'xl25' Plate 1
7,8
"
Temperature Curves of 6'x7*xl00'
3
Uses of
4, 5
Chcrcical Changes in 6*x60'
18
Im-
facturers.
It must be remembered that the
considered a success.
by 4C
lonp;.
cler is due the wonderful growth of the business, and especially the development of the
rotary kiln.
The
In other words
operating.
concentration.
proposition - a mill with one large unit producing 2,000 barrels per day, or a mill with
four sriallor units producing 2,000 barrels
per day.
unit mill.
OTHER USES.
The rotary kiln has lately been suc-
A 7'-0" by
o:f
lime
The process
be adopted at larp,e.
Crushed
Puddling Furnace
225#
At Puddling
500#
"
500#
1125#
3500#
Following
First
Second
Third
ly
955^.
Plate No.
or screw conveyor.
nesia brick.
The kiln is set at an incline of
coniinp,
finally,
2600 deg.
and
termined.
lain tubes.
Samples of the
Plate No.
plotted
b;*'-
W.
B.
Newberry from
5*
-6" by G'-O"
SIZE OF KILNS.
Plate No. 6 is a tablo of kiln sizes
pressed as follows:
L=
16 (about)
where L
HEAT BALANCE.
The distribution of heat or analyz-
ing the chan/res, physical and chemical, during the burning of a barrel of cement is aa
followG - taking for illustration a certain
size kiln, actual analyses of raw materials
Size of Kiln
Dry Process
Output of Kiln
Fuel Constimption
38.5
Fixed Carbon
52
.7 5
Ash
7.5
Sulphur
1.5
BTU's per lb
:^
(14544 x ,5275-^16515
--(354
X .C^5
x .385)
1635)^12,421 BTU's
TEIiPERATURES.
70 P.
70 F.
Raw
600 F.
V.x
1400 F.
650
F.
Clinkerlng Zone
2500
F.
1000
F.
Area of Kiln
Area of Hood
SPECIFIC HEATS
Air
.2375
Waste Gases
.23
Limestone
,166
Shale
.2
Raw Mix
,2
CaCOj
CaO
MgO
"
"
AlIALYSES.
Shale
Rock
Loss
43.34 X 3.71
SiOg
1.54 X 3.71
FegOg
.37 X 3.71
1.37 + 5.1
6.47
AI2O3
.75 X 3.71
2.78 + 18.5
21.28
53.82 X 3.71
X 3.71
CaO
MgO
.8
199.67+
3.
= 202.67
2.97-+- 1.5
4.47
470.59
Raw Mix
Loss
Si02
163.79
'7-
470.59
71.91- 470.59
34.8
15.27
PegOs
6.47470.59
=.
1.37
AlgOj
21.28-^470.59
=:-
4.52
CaO
202.67^ 470.59
43.07
MgO
4.47+470.59
=^
0.95
99.98
Finished Cement
SiOs
Lo88 by Radiation.
(5)
Kiln Shell
ft. per
sq,.
hour
2.77
70 F.
B= Co-efficient of construction
W- 125x
7^75
by-
Then
5,4 50,000
25
HOOIJ
Area =^
450
70 P.
380 P.
Difference in temperature
P.
Formula
(7)
1-^
bum
1# coal
90-1080#
"
"
per barrel.
8 X 1.5
12 - 8
^_
4# air excess
Then
And
90 X 11,871
(Z)
(3)
1,068,590
BTU's
600-
208.8
208. 8#
C02, etc.
.0145 X
bbl.
(4)
9750 BTU's
BTU Q
i^
per bbl.
357,000 26.6
'
(17
Diasociation of Carbonates
(2)
112,800
8.26
136,800
10.00
118,500
8.8
(5)
224,270
16.8
(6)
2.16
(7)
144,190
10.70
1,122,640
83.32
60
(3)
(4)
P.
Received by kiln
Difference or unaccounted
(Probably Radiation)
1,341,322
218,682
16.45
99.77
io
(1)
Combustion of Coal
1,068,390
76.95
(2)
17,520
1.30
(3)
Liberated by Chemical
Reactions
247,662
18.46
9,750
.72
(4)
1,341,322 100.13
Prom tho
S\imrnary,
on preceding page,
the
DESIGN.
In designing a kiln it is necessary
to take into consideration the weakening ef-
shell.
Plate No.
il-
of the one on Plate No. 9, due to the location of points of support, will carry only
Plate No. 8
nent "set".
vHcien
way beyond the limits of safety and the inevitable result is shearing of rivets or
tearing of plates.
practically equal.
There is a certain law in nature
per day.
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