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Method of operating a rotary calciner retrofitted to coal-firing

US4462794A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 1982
Grant dateJul 31, 1984
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2002

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P10/143
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Method of operating a rotary calciner retrofitted from oil- or natural gas-firing to coal-firing, in which coal is burned in a coal furnace and the coal combustion gases are then heated further in a booster burner utilizing oil or natural gas, to raise the combustion gas temperature to permit processing of calcine at up to a design capacity rate.

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