Abstract
Cement production has been one of the most energy intensive industries in the world. In order to produce clinker, rotary kilns are widely used in cement plants. This paper deals with the energy audit analysis of a dry type rotary kiln system working in a cement plant in Turkey. The kiln has a capacity of 600 ton-clinker per day. It was found that about 40% of the total input energy was being lost through hot flue gas (19.15%), cooler stack (5.61%) and kiln shell (15.11% convection plus radiation). Some possible ways to recover the heat losses are also introduced and discussed. Findings showed that approximately 15.6% of the total input energy (4 MW) could be recovered.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 551-562 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Energy Conversion and Management |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cement plant
- Energy audit
- Heat balance
- Heat recovery
- Rotary kiln