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Method and apparatus for the heat treatment of fine-grained material

US3957521A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 23, 1974
Grant dateMay 18, 1976
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Expiry dateJan 23, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF27B7/2033
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The heat treatment of fine-grained material such as ground raw cement comprises preheating the material, mixing the preheated material with fuel under conditions incapable of supporting combustion, subsequently combusting the fuel in intimate relation with the material, and finally firing the material in a rotary tube furnace.

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