Modeling of Pulverized Coal Combustion in Cement Rotary Kiln
In this paper, based on analysis of the chemical and physical processes of clinker formation, a heat flux function was introduced to take account of the thermal effect of clinker formation. Combining the models of gas-solid flow, heat and mass transfer, and pulverized coal combustion, a set of mathematical models for a full-scale cement rotary kiln were established. In terms of commercial CFD code (FLUENT), the distributions of gas velocity, gas temperature, and gas components in a cement rotary kiln were obtained by numerical simulation of a 3000 t/d rotary kiln with a four-channel burner. The predicted results indicated that the improved model accounts for the thermal enthalpy of the clinker formation process and can give more insight (such as fluid flow, temperature, etc,) from within the cement rotary kiln, which is a benefit to better understanding of combustion behavior and an improvement of burner and rotary kiln technology.
Numerical Modeling of Rotary Kiln Productivity Increase
Rotary kilns are used in many industrial processes ranging from cement manufacturing to waste incineration. The operating conditions vary widely depending on the process. While there are many models available within the literature and industry, the wide range of operating conditions justifies further modeling work to improve the understanding of the processes taking place within the kiln. The kiln being studied in this work produces calcium aluminate cements (CAC). In a first stage of the project, a CFD empty kiln model was successfully used to counteract ring formation in the industrial partner’s rotary kiln. However, that work did not take into account the solids being processed in the kiln. The present work describes the phenomena present within the granular bed of the kiln and links it to the observed productivity increase. A validated granular bed model is developed taking into account different approaches found in the literature. Simplified sintering reaction kinetics are proposed by considering experimental X-Ray Diffraction data handed by our Industrial Partner and information reported in the literature. The combined model was use to simulate two sets of operating conditions of the kiln process taking into account the unique chemistry of the calcium aluminates. By combining the aspects of the CFD model for the gas phase and a granular bed model for the solid phase, modeling accuracy is improved and by consequence the phenomena occurring in the kiln are better understood.
Studies on the composition, quality and processing of triticale. Part II. Mineral composition of grain and flour.
Mineral composition of grain and flour in 14 promising triticale strains from India are reported. The mean values for whole grain, i.e. Ca (0.47 mg/g), P (2.70 mg/g), K 4.60 mg/g, Na (352 micrograms/g), Zn (41.6 micrograms/g), Cu (7.0 micrograms/g), Fe (73.4 micrograms/g) and Mn (33.6 micrograms/g) were obtained as compared to those of flour, i.e. Ca (0.27 mg/g), P (0.97 mg/g), K (1.64 mg/g), Na (231 micrograms/g), Zn (26 micrograms/g), Cu (4.0 micrograms/g) and Mn (10.5 micrograms/g), respectively. These values were found to be considerably higher than those of wheat. Highly significant positive correlations of ash with sodium and zinc in whole grain were observed. In the case of triticale flour, highly significant positive correlations of ash with manganese, phosphorus and potassium were obtained.