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The document discusses questions submitted to an expert in rotary kiln systems called the Kiln Doctor. It addresses topics such as adjusting kiln tire shims, issues with fluctuating motor current, problems with girth gear meshing, adjusting kiln rotational speed to improve throughput, and safety features for power failures.

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Kiln FAQ

The document discusses questions submitted to an expert in rotary kiln systems called the Kiln Doctor. It addresses topics such as adjusting kiln tire shims, issues with fluctuating motor current, problems with girth gear meshing, adjusting kiln rotational speed to improve throughput, and safety features for power failures.

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Tosubmityourquestion,justclickonthe"Comments"linkbelow.ThenfillouttheCommentformtoleaveyour Archives question. PostedbypetelaskieinASKTHEKILNDOCTORat05:22|Comments(201)|Trackbacks(0) August2011 July2011 Trackbacks June2011 TrackbackspecificURIforthisentry Recent... Older... NoTrackbacks Categories Comments Displaycommentsas(Linear|Threaded) ASKTHEKILN aftershimmingpads3/16"ontyreclosesttothefeedendourkiln.thefeedtubestarteddraggingthespiralplatesinsideof DOCTOR KilnShellSeals thekiln,howmuchdidthisraisetheendofthekilnbyaddingtheseshims KilnTires #1MikeWilcoxenon2010-06-0410:37(Reply) Thekilnshellwillberaisedbythethicknessoftheshim(X)atthesupportpier.Howthattranslatesatthefeedendof (Tyres) Lubricationof theshellrequiresknowingthedistancetothenexttire(L)andthedistancetothefeedend(L2).Amountraisedatthe RotaryKilns feedend=(L+L2)/LxX.Eventhisisapproximateasshellsaghasnotbeentakenintoaccountbutlikelyclose RollerSkew enough. #1.1WalterGebharton2010-06-2913:29(Reply) RotaryKiln Pleasehelpmewiththeformulawhichcalculatestheshimmingpads(loosenpads)forthekilntyre. Alignment #1.2HongMinhon2011-01-1123:20(Reply) Shell Anewentry"CalculatingColdGap"showstheformulas. ShellFlex #1.2.1WalterGebharton2011-01-1206:11(Reply) SupportRollers TheGearand whereisthepropersettingforlimitswitchesonthrustrolls.wehavealowandhighalarmandjustbeyondthesewehave Pinion alow/lowandahigh/highwitchtripoutthekilndrive ThrustRollers #2RandyScotton2010-06-0506:01(Reply) Beforegivingpossibleanswerstothisquestioncanyoutellusifthiskilnisfittedwithahydraulicthrustmechanism orareboththrustrollersfixed?
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#2.1WalterGebharton2010-06-3008:30(Reply) plslneedsometechnicalpointforwhitemetalbearingscrapingforbluematchingcontactbetweenbearingand Allcategories shaft #2.1.1faridon2011-06-2023:23(Reply) SyndicateThisBlog Ifneededscrapeeachsideofthebearingthreetimes,oncefromnearbottomallthewaytothetop,secondly frommidwaytothetopandfinallythelastthirdtothetop. RSS0.91feed Atthebottomtheshaftshouldhavecontactwiththesleevefornomorethan1/7thofhalfcircle~about25 RSS1.0feed degrees. RSS2.0feed Thefinishedsleeveshouldhaveasmoothgraduallythinningcontourupeachside. ATOM0.3 Afterassemblythetotalclearancebetweenshaftandtopofthebearingshellshouldbenolessthan0.002"/inch feed shaftdiameter. ATOM1.0 #2.1.1.1WalterGebharton2011-07-0714:46(Reply) feed sir RSS2.0Comments kilnratedcapacity250tph,maindriveratedcapacity520kwnormalrunningcurrent650-750amps.Butcurrent frequentlyvaryingfrom650-1100ampssometimes2000ampsalso.canigetthesolution.whatarethefactorsaffecting BlogAdministration this. #3jayamuruganon2010-06-1007:03(Reply) Youdonotmetionwhatprocessthiskilnis.Letusassumeitsacementkiln.Thistypeofprocessispronetobuilding Openloginscreen acoatingontopoftherefractorylining.Mostlythiscoatingisnotuniformaroundthecircumference.Thisproduces animbalance,whichcausesthemotortoloadupastheeccentricweightisdriventothetop(hiamperagedrawonthe motor)andthenitactuallyassiststhemotoronthewaydown(minimumamperagedrawonthemotor).This phenomenonistransientbecauseitfollowsthechangesincoatingformation.Ifthisswinginmotorsampsisconstant anddoesnotchangesignificantlyovertime(afewweeksorso)thentheimbalancemaybeduetopermanentdamage tothekilnshellsuchasasignificantbendintheshell.Thereareotherpossibilitiesaswell. #3.1WalterGebharton2010-06-3009:18(Reply) DearSir, Wefoundproblemtodayevening(12-06-2010)atGirthgearandPinionContact.Atoneparticularpositionjerkingis occuringwhenGirthgearmeshwithPinion.Loadisgraduallyincresinganddecreasing(160-280). #4Nagaraja.Con2010-06-1205:27(Reply) Pleasedeterminewherethegearsplicejointsareinrelationtothepinionwhenthisjerkingactionhappens. #4.1WalterGebharton2010-06-3009:27(Reply) dearsir cementkilnhaving1100tpdcapacityinshutdownperiodmachinedrollerreplacdatpier-1(towardsdischargeend)in runningreplacedrollerdownhillsiderollerthrustboltsarecuttingmanytimes.kilnwasfloatingupwardsand downwardsbutrolleraxialthrustalwaysuphillsideandkilntakingmoreams(trip)andtyrehavingconcaveshapeso therollercontactingareawaslessandtakenleadwiretestthisrollertakingloadanddownhillsidebearing90deg temperature detailsoftyre&roller oldrooler diamer=1180 tyrediameter=3550 centerdistannce=1186 newroller diameter=1152 shimaddednewroller=13mm kilntripmanytimespleasegivegoodseggestion thankingyousir y.sureshnaidu #4.2y.sureshnaiduon2010-07-2719:00(Reply) Clearlyagoodrolleralignmentisnecessary. #4.2.1WalterGebharton2010-08-2811:47(Reply) Re:KilnRotationalspeedv'sthroughput Hellokilndoctor MyquestionismoreprocessorientatedhoweverIamhopingtherearesomeruleofthumbdesigntheoriesthatmaybe knowntoyou. Wehaveakilnthatisoperatingataround60%ofit'sdesignmaxspeed.Recentlytheflowthroughthekilnhasbeen unstable,andwearegettingsurgeswhichaffectprocessquality.Ihavebeenaskedtolookatwhetherthekilnrotational speedissufficienttoprovidesteadyflowthroughthekilnatthesenewtonnages. Mylogicsaysifthekilnisrunfasteritwillallowmorematerialtorunthroughitsteadily,howeverwehaverunthesame speedfor12yearsandarehesitanttochangelestweencounteranydifficultieswiththedrives. Canyouofferanyassistance? Regards AndyHolben #5Andyon2010-06-1721:20(Reply)

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Withoutknowingtheprocess(whichweasamechanicalservicescompanywillalwaysknowtoolittleabout)only somegenericcommentsareoffered.Therelationshipbetweenkilnspeed,slope,length,diameter,andnaturalangleof reposeofthematerialisusuallycalculatedusingtheUSBureauofMinesretentiontimeformula; T=(1.77xLx(A)^0.5)/(PxDxN) Where A=thenaturalangleofreposeofthematerialindegrees P=slopeofthekilnindegrees D=theinsidediameterofthekilninfeet L=lengthofthekilnshellinfeet N=rotationspeedinrevolutionsperminute T=retentiontimeinminutes Calculatetwice;oncewiththefeedmaterialcharacteristicsandagainwithproductcharacteristicsandaveragethe two.Wheninternalliftersarepresent,asistypicalwithdryers,thetimeisusuallyincreased50% Whenyousayyougetsurges,thiscouldbearesultofthematerialproperties(naturalangleofrepose)changingat somepointsinthekiln.Addingmorefeedonlywillchangethebeddepthbutnotretentiontimeandthatwillaffect heattransferandefficiency.Changingfeedplusspeedproportionatelykeepsaconstantbeddepthbutreduces residencetimerequiringahigherfiringrateandsoon. #5.1WalterGebharton2010-06-3009:45(Reply) Iwanttoknowthesafetyfeaturesforthekilninpowerfailurecrashstop. Whateffect[doesthishaveon]thekiln? #6sumeitsharmaon2010-06-2204:22(Reply) Hotkilnsthatstoprotatingriskpermanentshellwarping.Theresultisoftenreferredtoasbentshell,adogleg,a crankandsoon.Whensevere,thedamagecanbepermanent.Thesafetyfeaturestopreventthisisanindependent auxiliarydriveusuallyagasordieseldrivenengineandintropicalclimatesputtingthekilnunderrooftopreventthe doubleeffectofatorrentialdownpourinconjunctionwithapowerfailure. #6.1WalterGebharton2010-06-3011:28(Reply) howmuchthetolreancesarethereforthekilngirtggearAxial&radialrunout? Axialrunouttolerance:0.001inchesperfootofgearpitchdiameter. Radialrunouttolerance:0.0015inchesperfootofgearpitchdiameter. WG #6.2sumeitsharmaon2010-07-0102:55(Reply) Inourkilntherollerbearingsare[spherical]rollerbearings.Theyarefrequentlydamaged.Wewanttochangeitto bronzehalfbearingbushing.RPMofthekilnis5.Whatprecautionshouldwetake? Regards Usman #7Usmanon2010-06-2511:10(Reply) Sphericalrollerbearingsfittedonkilntrunnions(supportrollers)areextremelydifficulttoalign.Consequently failuresaremorefrequentthansleeveorbronzebushingtypebearings.Occasionallythesphericalrollerbearingsare abandonedforthatreason.Thisisaveryexpensivesolution.Thereisawayaroundtheproblem.Ourrecently developedThrustMonitorSystemelectronicallymonitorsrolleralignmenttomakesureitis100%correct.Adding thissystemassuresthefullB10lifeisreachedforeverybearing.TheThrustMonitorsystemcanberetrofittedtoany bearingsizeorstyleinoneortwodays.Subsequentlyrolleralignmentcanbeperfectlytunedtooperatingspeeds, loadsandtemperature.Allthisatsmallfractionofthepricetochange,rollers,bearingsandsupportbases,which wouldberequiredtoswitchfromsphericalstobushings. #7.1WalterGebharton2010-06-3011:45(Reply) Dearsir, Foryourinformationourkilngirthgearmodule25andnos.ofteeth196,iwouldliketoknowthatisitnecessarythat thegirthgearjointboltispre-heatedinoilbathupto120degreecentigratebeforetighteningtheboltinhotkilngirthgear joint.boltisHTandM39x180mmlong.whatisthecorrectstepstofitboltinkilngirthgearjoints,pleasesuggested me. thanks, sunilkumar cementmanufacturingcompanyltd. lumshnong meghalaya,india. contactno.+919862009412. #8sunilkumaron2010-07-0605:04(Reply) Thereareprocedures,wheretheboltisheatedtocertaintemperature,whichstressesthebolttopre-determinedstress whencoolingdown.Thisprocedureshouldbeusedonlyifthegearisdesignedforit.Otherwiseitisalwaysagood ideatohavetheboltsatthesametemperaturewiththegear.Normallythisisnotaproblem,butifthegearishotand theboltsarecool,theyshouldbewarmedupbeforeassembly. #8.1WalterGebharton2010-08-3015:40(Reply) mycementkilnis6.2mdia&92mlength.having2thrustrollerswithhydraulicdrive.whatshouldbetheaverage floatinginmmofthekilnwhenupordown.andalsoweareoftenfacinginsupportrollerbearing(bronzemetal) temperatureincreases&sometimesthetempshootshighleavingwithsmoke&sometimesoiltemphigh.whythis

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supportrollerbearingtemperaturesarehighwhenthekilnisrunningnormal. pl.reply #9shaktivelmuruganon2010-07-1012:16(Reply) Theamountofkilnfloatwillbenomorethanthedifferenceinwidthofthepinionandgear.Thegearwillmovefrom oneedgeofthepniontootherbutmustneveroverhangethepinioneitherontheuphillordownhillside. Highbearingtemperaturesarecausedbyhighthrustloads(badalignment);canalsobecausedbyadamagedshaft duetooilcontaminationorbyoilofinsufficientviscosity. #9.1WalterGebharton2010-08-2811:35(Reply) Wehavea3tirekiln,whichislessthan6monthsold withthefollowingdimensions. KilnShellOD=5030mm(includingpadplates) KilnTireID=5040mm TempofShellatSupport1&3=200to2500C TempofTire=125to1500C Measuredcreep=between5to11mm(average8mm) Measuredairgap=between3to6mm(average5mm) TempofShellatSupport2=280to3000C TempofTire=170to1800C Measuredcreep=between0.5to0.8mm(average0.7mm) Measuredairgap=between1to2mm Wewouldrequestyoutokindlyadvicemeonhowtocalculateandadjusttheshimsinalltiresinordertoavoidseizure ofthetireandalsoforsafeoperationofthekiln.Ineedyourimmediateadvicewithsuggestionsandsomereference studymaterialordocuments.Canyoualsogivemeguidelinesashowmuchcoldgaptobemaintainedinalltires. #10C.S.LakshmiNarayanaon2010-07-1906:45(Reply) Thestandardhotgapateachtireismeasuredintermsoftiremigration(creep)pershellrevolution.Thenormalrange is6to12mm.Thecorrectionformulawouldbebycreepreduction.e.g.thecreepis40mmandneedstobereducedto 6mm.40-6=36mmreductionisneeded.Thereforethegapneedstobereducedby36/PI=11.5mmsincethisinvolves twochairplates,eachmustbemadethicker(shimplatesadded)by11.5/2=5.7mm. Incasethecreepislessthan6mmsomesafetymargineislost.Heatingthetireisonesolution.Tiswouldmean enclosingthetiresimilartoagearguardhousingandliningitwithinfraredheaters.Anextrememeasurebutithas beendonebefore.Otherwisekeepingaclosewatchandnotlettingthecreepstopcompletelyisallyoucando. #10.1WalterGebharton2010-08-2812:08(Reply) Howtomeasurethemigrationofthekiln&whatisthestandardvalueofmigrationakilnshouldbemaintened #11RameshEshwaranon2010-07-2104:07(Reply) Thequestionisnotclear;isitkilnuphilltodownhilltravel?Inwhichcasethatwouldbethedifferencebetweenthe pinionwidthandthegearwidth.Isittiremigration?Inwhichcaseitwouldbe6to12mminthehotoperating condition. #11.1WalterGebharton2010-08-2811:38(Reply) DearSir, OurKilnis4.11dia&64mtslong.Thethicknessofchairplateis22mm. Kindlyletmeknowthestandardairgaptobemaintenedbetweeentheshell&tyre&theformuladecidingthesirgap. OurKilnis4.11dia&64mtslong.Thethicknessofchairplateis22mm #12RameshEshwaranon2010-07-2323:24(Reply) Thestandardhotgapateachtireismeasuredintermsoftiremigration(creep)pershellrevolution.Thenormalrange is6to12mm.Thecorrectionformulawouldbebycreepreduction.e.g.thecreepis40mmandneedstobereducedto 6mm.40-6=36mmreductionisneeded.Thereforethegapneedstobereducedby36/PI=11.5mmsincethisinvolves twochairplates,eachmustbemadethicker(shimplatesadded)by11.5/2=5.7mm. #12.1WalterGebharton2010-08-2811:45(Reply) DearSir, WehavePolysiuscementkiln5600TPD,thethrustdevicepressureisvaryingfrom40barsto80andthethrustdevice movetooandfroby1mmineachrevolutionofkiln.Thisisanewlyerectedkilnandlasttimeitwasrunningwith constantpressureatthehydraulicthrustdevice. Regards. #13Shamsalambanagshon2010-08-0304:29(Reply) Thisphenomenonisusuallyattributedtoanunevenshelltemperaturecausedbyunevencoatinginthekilnnearthe thrusttire.Thiscauesthetheshelltobendandresultsinadditionalaxialrunoutofthetirecausingthethrustcycles. Thissymptomwillcomeandgoasthecoatingchanges. #13.1WalterGebharton2010-08-2811:52(Reply) OurKilntyrematerialShortspecificationisGS-20Mn5.SowhatdoesGSstandsfor? #14Nagaraja.Con2010-08-1004:50(Reply) GSiscaststeel.Theothersarepercentagesofotheralloys. #14.1WalterGebharton2010-08-3015:38(Reply) Inspectionofour#2Tirerecentlyledtoasnappingsoundthatiscomingfromthetireitself.Itisalwaysinthesame location.Tireitselfisthrustingdownandinspectionrevealsnothing.theretainingringIthoughtmaybebitingasthe soundalwayscomesfromthetopofthekiln.Anysuggestions? #15KeithPoston2010-08-2013:28(Reply)

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Possiblyafillerbarisbeingbentbythetiremigrationandthenwhenitreachesnearthetopthetireloosesgriponit (duetotherunninggapatthetopoftheshell)anditsnapsback.Trylubricatingtheboreofthetirewithamixtureof powderedgraphitemixedinwaterwithsomesoap(emulsifier)andthatmayrelievethesymptom. #15.1WalterGebharton2010-08-2812:01(Reply) IhaveakilnthedesigndrawingshowszerogapbetweentheChairplatesandthetyre.Becauseofthecreepthatistaking place,thegapbetweentheChairplatesandtheTyrewithinashorttimeofoperation.Ifleftunattendedthegapcan increaseupto5-6mm. Myquestioninthisinstancewherethethermalexpansionofthekilnisnotaconsideration,whyshouldInotstopthe creepbymechanicalmeans.NoteIamqueryingthestoppageofonedegreeoffreedomthatistherotationoftyreonthe axisofthekiln,butnotstoppingtheflexingofthetyreontheYaxis(vertical). Pleasecomment. #16DanielMassieon2010-08-2923:51(Reply) Whenthereisnoreasontohaveacreepingtire(typicallywhenthetemperaturedifferencebetweentireandshellis lessthan100C)thenzerocreepmeansnowearandtear,lesson-goingmaintenanceoverthelonghaul;adesirable situation.Theproblemisonceatiredoescreepthereisnoeasywaytostopit.Weldingisnotrecommended.Thebest retrofitthatcanusuallybedoneistightlyshimmedfillerbars.Wedgesystemsusuallybreakfree.Thebestdesignis withthetireshrunkfitdirectlyontheshell. #16.1WalterGebharton2010-08-3015:25(Reply) ASSUMINGTHATKILNISPERFECTLYOK,IFANYROLLERSTOPSASTYREGETSOFF(SAMEROLLER WASMOVINGNORMALLYEARLIER&ROLLERSNOTDISTURBED),DOESTHISPHENOMENONHAVE ANYRELATIONSHIPWITHSHELLTEMPPROFILE/KILNPROCESSPARAMETER?PLEXPLAIN CONSIDERINGSPONGEIRONKILN,4PIERS,4.3MID,80MLONG. #17nanduon2010-08-3013:10(Reply) Whenakilntyreliftsoffarollerandtherollerstopsturningthisisadirectresultofthekilnshellbendingduetoa significantimbalanceoftheshelltemperatureonesidetootherinthevicinityofthetire.Typicallythecauseofsuch shelltemperatureprofileimbalanceisabuildupofmaterialinsidetheshellthatactsasaninsulatinglayer.Whensuch builduporcoatinginsidetheshellisnotuniformaroundthecircumferencetheexternalshelltemperaturecanvary widelytherebybendingtheshell.Mosttimesthisisatransitoryconditionthatrightsitself.Thisphenomenonmay alsocauseamechanicalimbalanceonthekilnrotation,whichcanbeseenasapronouncedloadcycleonthekiln motoramperagedraw.Thepowerswingsonthemotor(s)willbeinphasewiththekilnrotationalfrequency. #17.1WalterGebharton2010-08-3015:36(Reply) IsthereanyworkedoutexampleoraformulathatIcanusetoestablishtheforcethatiscausingthecreep? Thanks. #18DanielMassieon2010-08-3019:59(Reply) Theforcethatiscreatingcreepissimplytherotatingshell.Sincetheshelldiameterundertheringissmallerthanthe boreofthering,theshellcompletesitsrotationsoonerthanthering.Thedifferenceiswhatwecallcreep. #18.1WalterGebharton2010-08-3113:16(Reply) IntheTechpapterreferhttp://www.kiln.com/technical/tech_papers_display.php?Rotating-kiln-tyres-lubricating-between -the-tyre-and-shell-1;section'Whatiscreepandwhyisitnecessary?'thereisareferencetosplinedtyresupportdesigns. SinceIamintheprocessofreplacingatyreinoneofthedrum(granulator),Iwouldliketoconsiderthisdesignasan option. Cansomeoneassisttolocatewherethisdesignisavailable. Thanks #19DanielMassieon2010-08-3117:33(Reply) Migratingortyresthatcreep(theyslowlyrevolvearoundtheshellabout1/2"perturn)isaneconomicalmeansof protectingrefractoryinadirectfiredoperation.Ifthereisnorefractoryinthevesseltoprotectthenwhyputupwith theassociatedwear-and-tearandtheongoingmaintenancethatsrequiredwithmigratingtyres?Asplinedtyreisa meansoflockingthetirefromrotationaroundtheshellbutstillleavingroomforthedifferentialthermalexpansion betweenshellandtire.Splinedtyresalsodramaticallyreduceshellflexing,againadesirablefeaturethatimproves refractoryperformanceandincreasesservicelife.Itisaveryexpensivedesign(availablefromPolysius,F.L.Smidth andothers).Forvesselslikegranulatorsthathavenorefractoryormoregenerallyspeaking,vesselswhosedifference inshelltotiretemperaturedoesnotexceed200Fmigratingtyresarenotrecommended.Tyresonsuchvesselsare bestshrunkfitdirectlytotheshellwithouttheuseoftheintermediatesupportchairsorfillerbars. #19.1WalterGebharton2010-09-0106:01(Reply) DearSir, WehaveaThreesupportFLSkilnof3800TPD.WehaveahydraulicthrustdeviceaninthecircuitoftheHTD (Hydraulicthrustdevice)accumulatorwithprchargingpressureof30bars. Myquestionis,howmuchaxial/thrustloadshouldcomeonthrustdeviceifitismechanicalandifitishydraulic. Is10barasanormaloperatingpressureonhydraulicthrustdevicefor3800TPDdoesmakesensethatitistakingthe requiredload. Whatshouldbetheminimumpressureand%loadonhydraulicthrustdevice. Whethermechanicalbalanceandprocessparameterscomeintheroleforthis. #20SanjaySharmaon2010-09-0206:44(Reply) inourkilnsupportrolleruphillsidebearing,rollerspinslightlymorethandownhillsidewhatdoesmeanstellmethe thrustofroller? #21sandeepon2010-09-0806:14(Reply) Yourquestionisambiguous.Pleaserestateandelaborateclearly.

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#21.1WalterGebharton2010-10-2909:08(Reply) PLEASEPROVIDETHEDETAILSTOFINDOUTKILNINCLINATIONFORRUNNINGANDINSTANDSTILL CONDITION. #22Nagaraja.Con2010-09-2023:30(Reply) Afullalignmentsurveyneedstobedonetoestablishthisaccurately.Otherwisejustmeasuretheslopeofanybase. #22.1WalterGebharton2010-10-2909:07(Reply) Whatarethedailychecklistforthekiln? #23shakil(Homepage)on2010-10-0603:48(Reply) DuringplannedUTinspection,acrackwasdiscoveredatashaftofasupportrollerofatwo-supportacementkiln(FLS Rotaxtype). Thecrackdimensionsareapprox.50mmX50mmandtheshaftdiameteris650mmatthissection(thefirstcontactpoint oftherollerborewiththeshaft). Therotarykilnisinoperationfrom2003,overallconditionisverygood,withoutanysignificantproblems. Whataretheprospectsforthedevelopmentofthiscrackandwhatcanyouadviceforthenextsteps? Asthisisatwo-supportkiln,isthereanydangerfortherotarykilntoskipoverthesupportstationsincaseofashaft totalfailure?!!! #24DimitrisDelavogiason2010-10-0804:55(Reply) Onthefaceofthislimitedinformationthissoundslikeanextremelyseriousproblem.Suggestthattherollerbe replacedimmediately.Shaftsfailroutinelyandwithatwosupportkilntheresultingdamagewillbeunpdredictable andpotentiallycatastrophic. #24.1WalterGebharton2010-10-2908:36(Reply) Ihavestartedtonoticeblue-purplelinesonmytyreatthehotendofmykiln,butthetemperatureofthetyreisabout91 deg.C.TheKilnisusedforaluminaandtheareaisdustysometimes.Iwasthinkingofaloadingproblembutthebearing temperaturesareok.Whatiscausingtheselines? #25Adrianon2010-10-0818:50(Reply) Blue-violetcolorsareduetosurfaceheatchangingthereflectivityofthesurface.Thisiscommonwithfreshly machinedsteelsurfaces. #25.1WalterGebharton2010-10-2908:18(Reply) DearSirs; myqustionis,istheiranybadsideeffectfromtheindustrialwaterinsidepipelineifistoppedtheplantmorethanone monthwithoutworking,thewatercirculationwillstoptoo,soiftheplantcompletelystoppedformorethanonemonth, maywefacemechanicalproblemsfromthewaterduetothisstoppage?andidtheirisexpectedproblemshowwecan solvethisproblemsorhowwecancleanthelinesagainafterworkingtheplant #26AdelOnsion2010-10-1701:22(Reply) Whatkindofplantareyoutalkingabout?Whereisitlocated? #26.1WalterGebharton2010-10-2908:11(Reply) itisCEMENTplant,itislocatedatEGYPT #26.1.1AdelOnsion2010-11-0323:51(Reply) Tobesafewhynotjustblowoutthewaterusingcompressedair.Somecondensationwillstillprobablyoccur butatleastthatwaterwillbepureandnotbeacidic. #26.1.1.1WalterGebharton2010-11-1314:26(Reply) thankyousomuch #26.1.1.1.1AdelOnsion2010-11-2400:57(Reply) Tobesafewhynotjustblowoutthewaterusingcompressedair.Somecondensationwillstillprobablyoccurbutat leastthatwaterwillbepureandnotbeacidic. #26.2WalterGebharton2010-11-1314:24(Reply) DearSirs, Regarding:CrackedRoller Wewerecontactedbyabearingmanaufacturertodoaexpansionheatingjobonanewcastroller,theyinstructedusto heatuptherollerto290Candholdfor8hours,theywouldthenmeasuretheIDoftherollerandifexpandedenough inserttheshaft(storedindryice)intotheroller.Weraisedtherolleratarateof65Cp/handhelditat290Cforabout8 hrs.WhentheywantedtomeasuretheIDtheynoticedthepresenceofcrackingontheinsideboreoftheroller. Theyarenowtryingtoblameusforthecrackingbasedonthefactthatwehadheatersontheoutsieoftherollerand noneontheinside. Couildyoupleasehelpmewiththefollowing; 1.Wouldthisrollerhavehadtoundergoneheattreatmentinthemanufacturingprocess(normalizing). 2.wouldtheabsenceofheatersontheinsideborecauseanyproblems. Eagerlyawaitingyourreply, KindRegards, JohnDickinson #27JohnDickinsonon2010-10-2423:34(Reply) Weonlydealwithfordgedrollersunlesstherollerisverylarge.Whatisthediameterandwidthofthisroller?Who manufacturedit?Onlytheywouldknowifitwasheattreated.Whenweshrinkfitrollersontoashaftweleavethe shaftatambient(20C)andheattherollerinanoventoabot300-350Cforabout12hours.Wehavenoexperience with"heaters"applieddirectlytoaroller. #27.1WalterGebharton2010-10-2908:08(Reply)

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Whyprejackingpumpisnotusedinkiln? withTechnicalcalculation. #28Zahirkhiraon2010-10-2607:06(Reply) Pleaseprovidephysicalandchemicalpropertiesofeasybarforlubricationofkilntyres. #29akon2010-10-2804:48(Reply) [email protected] #29.1WalterGebharton2010-10-2907:49(Reply) Pleasedefinewhata"prejackingpump"? #29.1.1WalterGebharton2010-10-2907:53(Reply) inmyplantkilntorqueproblem,allparameterarenormal,sopleasegivesolutiononkilntorqueincreses #30vaibhavon2010-10-2807:55(Reply) Thereisnotenoughinformationgiventoprovideananswer. Firsttheentireweightoftheoperatingkilnanditsslopeisneeded.E.g.1000tonsat3%slope.Thenthetheoreticalload onthethrustrollerwouldbe30tons.Nowaddsomesafetyfactorformisalignedrollers,tirewobble,shellbends,things likethat.Saythisis100%.Sonowtheloadis60Tonthethrustroller. Nextyouneedtoknowthediameterofthehydraulicthrustrams(totalpistonarea),whichwillallowyoutocalculatethe expectedpressure. WhynotjustasktheOEM? #31WalterGebharton2010-10-2907:09(Reply) Pleasedescribeindetailwhatyoumeanby"kilntorqueproblem"? #32WalterGebharton2010-10-2907:43(Reply) hidears Ihaveaquestionaboutsupportingrollers.whatisthereasonofrollerscabing.infactwhyfallalotofsoftscabingpieces fromrollersurfacewhenkilnisrunninghot thanksalot #33hadion2010-10-3100:05(Reply) Thisisasimplecaseofbadrolleralignment.Findtheneutralpointandmovenomorethanabout0.5mmonone bearingforskewifneeded. #33.1WalterGebharton2010-11-1314:14(Reply) Thisisasimplematterofbadrolleralignment.Movetherollertotheneutralpointandifneededmoveonebearingno morethanabout0.5mmforpositiveskew. #33.2WalterGebharton2010-11-1314:17(Reply) dearsir whatarethereasonsofdifferettemp.onthewidthorthetyreandwhatisthepermisbbletemp.differencesonthekiln tyre'swidth? withbestregard #34Alishahsavaron2010-11-0703:33(Reply) Theheatinthetyrecomesfromtheshell.Thereforetheshellishotterononesideofthetyrecomparedtotheother. Thereisnodangertothetyrenomatterwhatthetemperaturedifferenceis. #34.1WalterGebharton2010-11-1314:30(Reply) Theotherday,Iwaspreheatingacementkilnafterarefractoryjob.thekilnwasclearofallinternalcoating.Ihadto aborttheheatupduetoextenuatingcircumstancesandIwasaskedbymyoperator,whatshouldbetherotationschedule. TherewasnomaterialinthekilnsoIhadadvisedhimthatno"barring"wasrequired.Afterafewminutes,Irealizedthat Iwaswronginmyadvicetotheoperator.Thisonlyhighlightedsomeignoranceofprocedurestoprotectthekilnduring thisstrangesituation.Canyougivemefromfirstprinciplestheproceduresandthereasoningbehindsomeofthe standardproceduresexplainingthemechanicalstressesthatthekilnshellwouldbeexperiencingduringkilnheatupand cooling. #35AlonzoRamsaranon2010-11-0719:20(Reply) Volumescanbewrittenonthistopic.Icanjustgiveafewpointersinthisforum.Offirstconcernistherefractoryby avoidingrapidchangesintemperature(thermalshock).Temperatureincreasesanddecreasesshouldneverexceed50? Cperhourpreferablylowerthanthatsay20to30?C.Thisisbasedonkilnexitgastemperatures.Duringheatuptire migrationshouldnotreducetozero,ifitdoestheheatupistooaggressive.Oncooldownreducethedraftfantoa minimumthatjustkeepsthefeedendofthekilnfromgoingtopositivepressure.Stoppingahotkilnformorethan10 minutesriskswarpingtheshell,thiscouldbeirreversible.Barring,incrementalrotationevery10minutesorso, avoidsthatrisk.Thehotkilncouldbestoppedindefinitelyifthetemperaturecouldbelockedinbystoppingthedraft completely.Unfortunatelyfewkilnshavethatfacility,e.g.inletandoutletshutoffdampers.Barringintervalsare increaseduntiltheshelltemperaturedropsbelow150?Catwhichpointthekilncanbecompletelystopped. #35.1WalterGebharton2010-11-1314:50(Reply) Whyisthetemperaturedifferentialsoimportanttoconsiderwhentakingcreep.Iunderstandthatthetemperature differentialbetweenthetyreandtheshellshouldnotexceed180oC.Whatisthereasoningforthis. #36AlonzoRamsaranon2010-11-0809:47(Reply) Itsnotsomuchamatteroftemperaturedifferencebuttheunderstandingthatresidualcreepisasafetymargin.The maximumallowabletemperaturedifferencewillvaryforeachtyredependingonitsmass,widthtothickness proportionsandlocationonthekiln.Whenthedifferenceishighenoughthatthetyrestopscreepingthesafetymargin islostandafurtherincreaseinshelltemperatureriskscrushingrefractoryandpermanentlyneckingtheshell.6to12 mmresidualcreepatoperatingtemperaturesisconsideredideal. #36.1WalterGebharton2010-11-1315:02(Reply) DearSir What`sthemeaningofteethprofilecorrection.andwhycouldwefoundthat`stermatlargegears.Arethereany precautionsthatmustbeobservedwhendealingwithsuchgears.

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Regards Ali #37AliAwad(Homepage)on2010-11-1508:19(Reply) Teethprofilecorrection,ifminor,couldmeanusingapastetypelubricantthatfillsinsmallpits.Itcouldalsomeana running-incompoundthatpolishesnewlymachinedgearteeth.Itcouldalsomeanrecuttingofthegear. #37.1WalterGebharton2010-11-1509:58(Reply) DearSir Profilecorrectionijustaskedmeantadifferantaddendumgears,alargeoneatpinion,andsmallatgithe. regards #38Ali(Homepage)on2010-11-1510:58(Reply) Soundslikeamismatchedpinionwasinstalled.Thepinionwouldhavetohavetheoutsidediametermachinedto reducetheaddendum. #38.1WalterGebharton2010-11-1618:54(Reply) DearSir. IWasn'tmeaningmismatchinggearsincontactbutimeantaspurgearswithcorrectedprofileandthatterms pointingtoThedistancebetweenthepitchlineoftherackandtherollinglineiscalledcorrectedprofileDM.The correctedprofileispositivewhenthepitchlineoftherackisabovethecuttingpitchcircleofthegear.Inthe oppositecasethereisminuscorrection. Forexample:- forstandersgearsaddendumequalthemodule. Forcorrectedprofilegearstheaddendumequalmodule+DM. Soineedtoresendmyquestionifyoudon`tmind,,Arethereanyprecautionsthatmustbeobservedwhendealing withsuchgears.. Regards #38.1.1Ali(Homepage)on2010-11-2509:28(Reply) Yourterminologyisstillconfusing.Pitchlinescommonlyscribedintobothsidesofbothgearandpinionand aretangentwhenthepinioniscorrectlyalignedtothegearforbothspurgearsandhelicalgears. #38.1.1.1WalterGebharton2010-12-0714:13(Reply) Inmyapplicationthetemperaturesareunder100degC. Creepiscausingwearandincreasingthegapbetweenthetyreandchairplate. Toovercomethisissue,therearecaseswherethechairplateshavebeenweldedtothetyre.Thisdidnotsolvethe problembecausetheweldshearedoffwhichIbelievewouldbeduetoflexingofthetyrethattakesplaceduringits rotationalcyclewiththeloadinthedrum.CorrectmeifIamwrong. Afterfairbitofthinking,Iamreachingaconclusionthatifthethermalgrowthtoclosethegapbetweenthetyreandthe chairplateisnotanissue,thanthetyreshouldbepartofthedrum.CorrectmeifIamwrongonaccountaswell. Inoldmachinerywherethetyreisfreetocreepandwherethegrowthofthedrumduetoheatisnotanissue,thetyre shouldbestoppedfromcreeping. Iamthinkingintermsofdegreeoffreedomofthethetyre.Axialdegreeoffreedomisstoppedbystopblocks.Vertical freedomofmovement(90degtoaxisofdrum)downwardisstoppedbychairplates,upwardisleftfree.Thirddegreeof freedom,sideways(90degtoaxis)issimilartoverticalaxis,thefourthbeingrotationalwhichcausesthecreepand subsequentlywear. Tostopthisrotationalfreedomofmovement,Iamthinkingoffabrackettoclamponthetyrefromunderside.This bracketwouldrestagainstthestopblocksofthetyre.Thecontactsurfacewouldbelubricatedtoallowfreemovementof thetyreinhorizontalandverticalaxis. AnycommentsFororAgainstthisconclusion. Daniel #39StoppingtheCreepon2010-11-1521:37(Reply) Youarecorrectonmostcountsexceptclampingthetyremaynotworkjustlikeweldingdidnotwork.Theclamps willlikelyripaway. Justasaby-the-way;whenthetemperaturedifferencebetweentheshellandthetyreisunder100?Ctheoriginal constructionshouldbetohavethetyresshrunkfitontotheshell.Shrinkingasaretrofit,althoughnotimpossiblemay notbepractical. Thebestapproachwouldbetoinstallnewchairplatesastightlyaspossible.Withalittleheattheshellexpansion shouldlockupthetyre,whichiswhatyouwant.Somecreepwhenheatingupandcoolingdownwillofcoursestillbe there,whichwilleventuallycausewearagain.Atthatpointrepeattheprocess.Shortofgettingashrinkfit(replacing asectionofshellwithanewshrunkontyre)thatwillbethemostcosteffectiveapproach. #39.1WalterGebharton2010-11-1619:18(Reply) Walter, Mythoughtsarethattheweldingdidnotworkbecausetheforcesinthedirection(90degtoaxis)werehigherthanthe tensilestrengthoftheweld.Mythoughtsarethatundershear(Shearforcebeingtheforcethatcausesthecreep)wastoo highfortheweld. Slippageoftheclampisexpected,henceIwasplanningtoinstall4clamps.Ithoughtofgivingthisatryinsteadof

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dentingthesideofthetyretolocatethetheclampingbots? Understandingthatalltheturningforceistakenbythegirthgearandpinionassembly,whatisthevalueoftheforcethat causesthecreep.AssumeSpeedreducerand200kWmotordriveand200Tonneweightinthedrum. Canyouassistinestablishingtheforcethatisbetweenthetyreandthetrunnioncausingthecreep. Thanks, Daniel #40DanielMassieon2010-11-1621:21(Reply) Anymechanical"clamps"nomatterhowmanyyouputonarelikelytogiveupsoonerorlater.Anymeaningful calculationoftheforcesinvolvedwouldbenearimpossible.Theprimarymoveristhegear,whichturnstheshell.The shellthendragsthetirearound.Thetirebeinglargerindiameterthanthetopsofthechairsdoesn'tquitemakeafull turnwhentheshelldoes.Thisdifference,thedifferenceintheircircumferences,weseeascreep.Sothefirstforceis simplythepowerdrawnbythemotor.Howmuchofthatpoweristransferredtoanyonetire? Nextistheweightofthekiln.Thereactionatanygivenpierisactuallycalculated,whichallowsoptimumpier locationandsizingtires,rollersbearings,platethicknessetc.Thatweightcanbetransferredtoasingleclampsince theshellmovesupanddownwrttothetireasseenwhenyoucomparetheirrelativepositionsatthetopandbottom. Howdoassurethatalltheclampstaketheirproportionateload?PolysiusandlaterFLShavesuccessfullydesigned suchasystemthatiscalledTheSplinedTireandtheTangentialSupportrespectively. Thenthemostelusiveforceofallisthefactthattheshellandtireflexastheyturn.Thiswillbetheprinciplecauseof weldfailure.Theforceontheweldisonethingandlikelynotenoughtofailitbuttheforcereverseswitheveryturn oftheshell.Sincetheshellandtiredonotmoveasone(whichtheywoulddowhenthetireisshrunkon)theyflex independently.Sothereyouhaveit;aforcethatdrivesthetireandareversingforceduetogravitythatindependently flexesbetweenshellandtire. #40.1WalterGebharton2010-11-2206:59(Reply) H1!Walter, Couldyoupleaseexplain 1.WhatisTangentialSupportdesign? 2.Whenthetyreflexes,theforcereverses,butthedirectionisstilltowardsthecentreorawayfromthecentreofthe drum.AmIrightinsayingthat? IfyesthanIwouldstatethattheclampfacethatisleaningagainstastoppermountedontheshellofthedrumwould haveaslidingmotion.AmIrightinsayingthat? Thanks, Daniel #41DanielMassieon2010-11-2222:30(Reply) Ihaveputapictureofatangentialsupportedtireontheblogpage.Alsopostedistheoriginaldesignpatentedby Polysiusin1969.Theillustrationisanextractfromthepatent. Asfarasyoursecondpointisconcerned;bothtireandshellflex.Atthebottomtheshellpushesdownandmostlyfits flushwiththetire.Atthetopinthecaseofamigratingtire,theshellmovesdownawayfromthetire,creatingthegap atthetop.So,ifwelookatthetireandshellsrelativemovementtheycomeincontactandseparateonceeach revolutionaswellasmovecircumferentiallyonewithrespecttotheother.Also,theydonotrotateastrueeccentric circles;itsmoreofanovalpathforboth.Thisresultsinanassemblywhereitisverydifficulttomechanicallystop creep.Thesplineddesigneffectivelyusesakeybetweeneachchairpadsuchthattheshellissuspended(or tangentiallysupported)at3oclockand9oclocksothereisalmostasmuchgapatthebottomasthereisatthetop. Gravity(shellflexakaovality)stillhasaneffectsotheuppergapwillstillbelarger. #41.1WalterGebharton2010-11-2311:43(Reply) Inthetangentialsupportdesign,itappearsthatlugsareboltedontothesidesofthetire.Eachlughavingtwosay M20bolts.IfIweretodeveloptheconcepttofurthermydesiretostopthecreep,Icouldrestthislugagainsta circularpinweldedontotheshell.Thiswouldgivealinecontact.Thelugwouldslideoverthepinatthecontact line. Theissuenowwouldbesheeringoffthepinfromtheshell.Thiscanbeovercomebymanylugs,asisthecasein thetangentialsupportdesign. Whatdoyouthink? #41.1.1DanielMassieon2010-11-2418:03(Reply) Inthetangentialdesignthe"bolts"actuallygorightthroughthetyre. Isuspectthatanyclampingdeviceonthetyrewillslipnomatterhowmanyareputon. WalterG #41.1.1.1WalterGebharton2010-12-0713:49(Reply) Whatismeantbygirthgearandpinionmodule? #42Suresh(Homepage)on2010-11-2503:04(Reply) "Module"istheunitofsizethatindicateshowbigorsmallagearis.Itistheratioofthereferencediameterofthe geardividedbythenumberofteeth. http://www.khkgears.co.jp/en/gear_technology/pdf/module.pdf #42.1WalterGebharton2010-12-0713:55(Reply) WearefacingaprolemofthekilnRPM frequently,sometimesreducingandstopped automatically.Istpairthrustrollerdimensions9mmdifferenceondiameter.Balancingbyshim.Whattodo?

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#43JatinChandraDadhara(Homepage)on2010-11-2510:28(Reply) Thequestionisnotwellunderstood.Doyoumeanthekilnstopsrotatingbecausethemotorstallsduetohigh loading?Ifsoyoursupportrollersarebadlyaligned. Walter #43.1WalterGebharton2010-12-0713:25(Reply) DearSir, IwanttoaskthatinfindingRetentiontimeofkilnincementmanufacturingthereisafactor"11.2"Iwanttoaskthat howandfromwhereitcomes. thanksalot waitingeagerlyfortheanswer Regards Kamran #44KamranZafaron2010-11-2814:39(Reply) TheUSBureauofMinesretentiontimeformula; T=(1.77xLx(A)^0.5)/(PxDxN) Where A=thenaturalangleofreposeofthematerialindegrees P=slopeofthekilnindegrees D=theinsidediameterofthekilninfeet L=lengthofthekilnshellinfeet N=rotationspeedinrevolutionsperminute T=retentiontimeinminutes Iamnotsurewherethe"11.2"comesfrom. #44.1WalterGebharton2010-12-0714:22(Reply) DearSir, Daersirwehaveasmallrotarykilnburningwastematerials.Weareinashutdownperiodandhaveremovedthefeed endwebcosealforrenewal. Thesealrunsurfacehasbecomeveryhardandbegantodelaminatefromthemainshell.(6mmthickapprox) Canyouadviseifthisisaseperatematerialfromthemainshell.Photocanbesuppliedformoreinformation #45AlanCampbellon2010-11-2906:20(Reply) Aphotowouldcertainlyhelp.Webbcosealsusuallyrunonawrapperplatethatprotectstheshell.Isitperhapsthe wrapperthatisseparatingfromtheshell? #45.1WalterGebharton2010-12-0807:55(Reply) HiWalter, HowcanIknowthatthekilnrollerisatitsneutralpositionbeforeIstartre-alignment? #46adamhohyeson2010-12-0502:48(Reply) Thefirststepinanyrolleradjustmentshouldbetofloattherollerthroughitsneutralpositionandgofromthere. Providedtherollerisfittedwithasleevebearingithasanaxialfloatofabout6to12mm.Adjustsothattheroller movesaxiallyfromthecurrentposition(normallyitshouldsitdownhillforpositivethrust)insmallincrementsof about0.01mm.Waitabout1/2hourbetweenmoves(waitingtimedependsonkilnspeed).When,withthelastmove, therollershiftsaxiallyyouknowyouhavecrossedtheneutralpointwithinthemagnitudeofthelastmove.Carefully observealltheroller'sbearingtemperaturesthroughthisprocess. #46.1WalterGebharton2010-12-0808:08(Reply) dearsir lastweekiwastakenkilnaxialpressurereadingsasbelow. 1.kiln1stpierrighthandsideroller(viewfromkilnoutletend) moved1mmuphilltodownhill axialpressure-150bar feed-260Tph thrustposition--0.4 rpm-4.5 time-10.35am bearingdia400x480 2.kiln1stpierlefthandsideroller(viewfromkilnoutletend) moved1mmdownhilltouphill axialpressure-170bar feed-270Tph thrustposition--1.9 rpm-4.2 time-11.15am bearingdia400x480 3.kiln2ndpierrighthandsideroller(viewfromkilnoutletend) moved1mmdownhilltouphill axialpressure-470bar feed-275Tph thrustposition--2.5 rpm-4.2 time-11.55am bearingdia500x600

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4.kiln2ndpierlefthandsideroller(viewfromkilnoutletend) moved4mmdownhilltouphill axialpressure-430bar feed-285Tph thrustposition--2.7 rpm-4.0 time-12.35pm bearingdia500x600 5.kiln3rdpierrighthandsideroller(viewfromkilnoutletend) moved8mmdownhilltouphill axialpressure-100bar feed-240Tph thrustposition--2.6 rpm-3.9 time-9.45am bearingdia400x480 6.kiln3rdpierrighthandsideroller(viewfromkilnoutletend) moved8mmuphilltodownhill axialpressure-100bar feed-220Tph thrustposition--1.7 rpm-3.6 time-9.00am bearingdia400x480 whyaxialpressureismore? whatitindicates? whichparametersihavetocheck? isthereanyrelationb/wgraphitelubricationofrollerandtyre? #47ramarajuon2010-12-2000:13(Reply) Pleaseclarify; "moved8mmuphilltodownhill" whathasmoved-theroller? whydiditmove? "thrustposition--1.7" howisthismeasured;fromwhatreferenceisthismeasured? #47.1WalterGebharton2010-12-2307:28(Reply) thesereadingsarekilnaxialpressurereadings (moved8mmuphilltodownhill)means thegapb/wbearingthrustcollartorollershaftthrustringis8mm,rollershaftthrustringmoved8mmdownside. ("thrustposition--1.7")meanswheniwastakingpressurereadingsatthattimekilnhydraulicthrustpositionis -1.7 #47.1.1ramarajuon2010-12-2402:25(Reply) youroriginalquestions: whyaxialpressureismore? Axialpressureonthesupportrollersvarieswithrollerskew(alignment),degreeoftyrewobble(axialrun-out) andwithhydraulicthrustrollersystempressure. whatitindicates? Ifpressuresarenotequalitmeanstherollersarenotoptimallyaligned.Additionallythepressurewillvary duringeachshellrotationproportionaltothetyre'saxialrun-out.Thehydraulicthrustsystemwillalsoaffect theaxialpressure.Toaligntherollerscorrectlyandtobalanceaxialthrustorneutralizetherollersthehydraulic thrustsystemshouldbeshutoffforatleast12hoursbeforemeasurements/adjustmentsaremade. whichparametersihavetocheck? Floatingtherollers(withthehydraulicsystemturnedoff)towithin0.1mmofneutralwouldbeideal. isthereanyrelationb/wgraphitelubricationofrollerandtyre? Graphiteblocklubricationhelpsreducewearontherollingsurfacesifrollerskewisnotperfect. #47.1.1.1WalterGebharton2010-12-2509:03(Reply) imworkinginaironorepelletplant.iwanttoknow"howkilnsupportrolleralignmentisdone" #48satishon2010-12-2200:21(Reply) Dothesupportrollersusesphericalrollerbearingsoraretheysleevejournalbearings? #48.1WalterGebharton2010-12-2307:23(Reply) DearSir Ourkilnisa3pier,3.8mdiaand56mlengthwithfixedtyre(i.e.thetoothedtyre)pleaseadviseforthefollowing: 1-Althoughwehavingfixedringwhichovalityissupposedtobelimitedwhydoesthechairpadwelldscrackinpier1 (outlet)?

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2-Althoughthemaximumrunoutofkilnshellis1inchandmaximumtemperaturedifferentis130whydoesthetyre2 (middle)liftsfromtheleftroller?coulditbepossiblewithtyrefixing? 3-Whydoesthetyre2(middle)goesofffromonlyoneoftherollers(leftone)andnottheother? 4-Asamatterofprinciple,whataretheplus/minuspointsoffixedtyresystemcomparedtoloosetyresupport? #49m.j.yaghooton2010-12-2204:53(Reply) 1)Chairpadweldswillcrackduetoexcessiveloading/stress.Thismaynotbedirectlyrelatedtoexcessiveovality. 2)thetyreliftingofftherollershasnothingtodowiththemethodoftyrefixing.Itistheresultofabendintheshell usuallyatemporaryconditioncausedbyunevenclinkercoating. 3)Asymetricallift-offcouldbeduetorollermisalignmentorloading. Isittheupturningsideordownturningsidewheretherollerliftsoff? 4)Thesplinedortangentialsupportsystemofatyreisprimarilyemployedtoreducetheovality(theamounttheshell flexesduringrotation)oflargediameterkilnshells.Reductionsaretypically4:1comparedtotheconventional migratingtyrewiththesameshelldiameter.Thisshouldtranslateintomuchlongerrefractorylife.Asecondary advantageisreducedmaintenancesincewearduetotyremigrationhasbeeneliminated.Disadvantagesareahigh capitalcostandcostlierrepaircostswhensucharerequired. #49.1WalterGebharton2010-12-2307:34(Reply) itisdownturningsidewheretherollerliftsoff. #49.1.1m.j.yaghooton2010-12-2606:13(Reply) Isuggestthepossibilitythattheaddedweightofthematerialloadinsidethekilnontheupturningsideis keepingthetyreincontactwiththeroller,whereasonthedownturningside,thelessloadedside,allowsthe bendintheshelltoliftthetyreawayfromtheroller.Thismaybeatransientconditionwhichcouldcorrect itselfovertime. #49.1.1.1WalterGebharton2010-12-2610:51(Reply) whyFlotingTyre. whatisthatPIwhichumentioninmethodofreducingthrTyreCreep. pleaseanswermyquation Thankingyou PRABHUGOUDAU #50PrabhuGoudaUon2010-12-2902:24(Reply) Afloatingtireallowsfordifferentialthermalexpansionbetweenshellandtiretoprotecttherefractoryfrombeing crushed. PI=3.14. #50.1WalterGebharton2011-01-0309:39(Reply) kindlydescribetheloadingpatternofsphericalrollerofsupportrollerbearings #51manojon2011-01-0822:09(Reply) Thequestionisveryvague,pleaseelaborate.Isthereaparticularproblemyouaretryingtosolve? #51.1WalterGebharton2011-01-1006:54(Reply) iwannaaskeverybody,ourkilnhas79mlengthand3mofdiameter.it'ssupportedbythreetyre.thecaseisintyre number2.ifoundanabnormalsoundinbearingnumber2.canyouexplaintomewhatthproblemis?? thanxbefore.... #52blackstrezzon2011-01-1019:06(Reply) Whatisthequalityofthesound?Isitclicking,snappingorsqealing? #52.1WalterGebharton2011-01-1100:23(Reply) respectedsir, Iravibelwalexecutiveengineeratharimachineltd.wearehavingaproblemthatthesupportroller,thataremanufacture isoflowhardness(round180bhn)whatremediesshouldbetakentobringitto280-300bhn,thechangeinproperties (chem,mech.)doesnotmuchconsidertotheparty plzadvicesirastheyare12inno.worthnearly1crore. #53Ravibelwalon2011-01-1902:48(Reply) Ifthesearelargekilnrollers,theycanbesleevedwithhardermaterialsleeves. Smallrollers(forusthelimitis36)canbeflamehardened,butitneedstobedonerightnottoleaveanysoftspots. Thiswouldbesurfacehardenedonly.Sleeveswouldbethroughhardened. #53.1WalterGebharton2011-01-1919:00(Reply) kilnshellcrackobservedjustbelowtyre.oneplateof1.5m*1.5mfixedoverthecrackareainsidethekilnand welded.Thereafterrefractorycastingisbeingdone.Thismeans,tocoveruptheshellcrack,1.5*1.5mplateisnowin betweencrackedshellandrefractorycasting.Thereisagapofabout20mmbetweentwoplatesforshelldeformation. Questionis:-(1)whatwillbetheeffectoftrappedairinbetweenthetwoshells.(2)shouldthegapbetweentheshellsbe filledupbyrefractorymaterial. #54m.s.vason2011-01-2604:12(Reply) Shellcracks,especiallyunderatyre,cannotbesuccessfullyrepairedusingsuchpatchplates.Thecrackmustbe repaireddirectlyintheplatethatiscracked.Repairsmustbemadefrombothsides,whichmeansmovingthetyreto gainaccess.Iftheshellplateismorethan20yearsoldwerecommendreplacingthewholesectionofshellunderthe tyregoingatleast300mmpastthecircumferentialweldateachsideofthetyreuphillanddownhill. #54.1WalterGebharton2011-01-2611:08(Reply)

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Whatisthecalculationfortapershim. Howtomaketapershims. #55sumankumarneogion2011-01-2608:55(Reply) TaperedshimsaremadebyusingBlanchardgrindingwheretheshimplateismagneticallyheldforgrinding.The thinnestedgeisnormallykepttoaminimumof3mm.Theangleofthetaperdependsontherequiredcorrectiontothe slope,sothethickestedgeoftheoppositeshimwilldependonthewidthofeachhousingandthedistancebetween housings.Shimsmustbethefulllengthandwidthofeachbearinghousingfootprint.Greatcautionmustbeexercised tonotcomprimisefittedkeysbetweenhousingsandbasesasthehousingswillberaisedwhenshimsareintroduced. #55.1WalterGebharton2011-01-2611:16(Reply) dearsir, ihave3.95diax61mtrlengthkiln. kilnfloat(thrust)settingis-5to+5. whatisthekilnfloating(up&down)timefrequency? isthereanychanceincreasekilnfloatsetting? #56ramarajuon2011-02-0506:35(Reply) Pleaseprovidetheunitsfor-5to+5. #56.1WalterGebharton2011-02-1015:38(Reply) Hellothere, Iwouldliketoaskyouropiniononthemeritofinstallingaroofcoveroverarotarykilninatropicalclimatewhere heavysuddendownpourisexpected. WeareinstallingakilninsuchalocationandthereisadebatebetweentheOperation&Maintenanceandconstruction folks.Theconstructionfolksaresayingthattheheavyrain;wheneverithappens,willnotcreateathermalstresstothe shellandsuchnoproblemwiththerefractoryshouldbeexpectedasaresult.TheOperationandMaintenanceguysseem tothinkotherwise.Theshellsurfacetemperaturewillbearound150degC. Anyonecancomment? Thanks #57KhairulJaison2011-02-0901:52(Reply) Thereisariskifthereisnoauxiliarydriveinstalled.Whenaseverestormariseswithheavyrainthereisalsoagood possibilityofelectricaldisturbanceandpowerfailures.Nodangertothekilnandrefractoryexistsevenduringheavy downpoursaslongasthekilncontinuestorotate.Theworstcasescenariowithnocoverisduringaheavydownpour apowerfailureoccursandthekilnstopsrotating.Inthatcasetheriskforrefractoryfailureandseverebendingofthe kilnshellalongitslengthisveryhigh.Suchbendsmaybeirreversible.Naturallytheauxiliarydrivemusthaveits ownindependentpowersupply,typicallyagasordieselenginethatisroutinelystarted(weekly)toassure100% availability.Ifoneisinstalledandreliablethenkilncovers(whicharecomparativelyexpensive)areoptional. #57.1WalterGebharton2011-02-1015:34(Reply) DearSir, Eitheritisbettertolubricatethekilnsupportingrollerduringlight-upafteralongshutdownofthekilnornot.Because aspermyperceptionitwillelongatewithtemperatureatthesametimetwodrymetalsurfaceswillrubagainsteach other,speciallywhenrotationkeptstoppedduringlightup. #58shamsAlamon2011-02-1903:59(Reply) Yesitisrequiredtolubricate,thisshouldnotbeanoption.Whenthekilnisstanding,oildrainsoutofthebearing. Thenwhenitisstartedthereisashortmomentofmetaltometalcontact,somebearingmaterialislostandthebearing becomesslightlydamaged.Theysayifthekilnisneverstoppedthebearingswouldlastforever.Unfortunately nothingisforever.Theprocedureshouldbetodrain1litreofoilfromthebearingandpouritbackontothe distributiontrayabout10minutesbeforestartingkilnrotation. #58.1WalterGebharton2011-02-2006:13(Reply) Sir, Sometimewefeelhighvibrationatgithgear(thiscomeonceinrotation)andsometimethereisnovibrationatgith gear?Pleaseansawarandoblige #59MustamerKhanon2011-03-0222:36(Reply) Thisisexcessiveradialrun-outduetotransientthermalbendsinthekilnshell.Movealltherollersonthepinionside ofthekilnclosertothecenterofthekilnuntilthevibrationsstops. #59.1WalterGebharton2011-03-2105:09(Reply) Dearsir Iwouldliketoknowthequalityofnewgenerationofkilnsupportingrollerbearings(kindofmainmetal)inF.L.Sor Polysiuskilns. withbestregards #60Alikeighobadion2011-03-0723:27(Reply) YoushouldaskF.L.S.andPloysius.Wearenottheirspokesmen.Theydonotinformusofwhatmaterialstheyusein theirdesigns. #60.1WalterGebharton2011-03-2105:11(Reply) hisiriwanttoknowhowtocalculateairgapeoftiresatthetimeofkilnrunning #61kalyanchakravarthion2011-03-1723:05(Reply) Takethemeasuredcreep(tyremigration)foronerevolutionanddividebyPI(3.14....) #61.1WalterGebharton2011-03-2105:12(Reply) Whichisabettermodernkiln2-supportor3-supportandwhy? #62GVRamaKrishnaon2011-03-2604:02(Reply) Assumingtheproductioncapacitiesarethesamechoosetheonewiththelowercost.

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#62.1WalterGebharton2011-04-0714:01(Reply) hisirwehave3mtrdiaand46.3lengthkilninourcementmanufacturingindustryandourproductionwas1600 TPD.Thekilnwas3pierKILN.pleaseTELLMEABOUTkilnThermalexpansionandwhatistheformulaofthermal expansioncalculationandourkilnthermalloadwas2.5G.cal/HR/M^2 #63kalyanchakravarthi(Homepage)on2011-04-0423:23(Reply) Expansion=Lengthxchangeintemperaturexcoefficientofexpansion E=LxTxC EandLwillbethesameunits C~6.8x10-6formildsteelwhenTisinFahrenheitdegrees C~12x10-6formildsteelwhenTisinCentigradedegrees CvaluesshownareapproximatesinceCisitselfafunctionoftemperature.Usuallythewholelengthofthekilnis dividedintoanumberofsectionswitheachassignedanaverageexternalshelltemperatureandacorresponding coefficientofexpansion.Thesearethensummedtogettheoverallchangeinlength. Forexamplefrom20Cambient; 10meters@300Cexpands10x(300-20)x12.5x10-6=0.035meters 10meters@150Cexpands10x(150-20)x11.8x10-6=0.015meters Totalexpansion:50mm #63.1WalterGebharton2011-04-0714:40(Reply) hisirourkilnlengthis45mtrs,Dia3.0mtr,changeintemparaturewas320-120andiwanttoknowourkilnthermal expansionpleaseexplainme Thankingyousir, Regards, T.Kalyanchakravarthi #63.1.1kalyanchakravarthi(Homepage)on2011-04-1323:00(Reply) Themethodforcalculationisgivenabove. #63.1.1.1Anonymouson2011-04-2109:42(Reply) Dearsir, ourkilnhadmechanicalthrustrollersatoursite.OurproblemisKILNwascontinuouslyfloatingatthetoponlybyusing graphitepowderorrawmillpowderwearechangingthekilnpositionintobottomeventhoughalsokilnwasnot floatingatbottommorethan30mntsinourobservationwefoundthatourKILNhaddownhilltendencyinour experiencemechanicalthrustweshouldhaveuphilltendencyisitcorrectornotpleasegivemeyourprecious recommendationsandfurtherproceedingsproceedings thankingyousir, Withregards, T.KalyanChakravarthi. #64kalyanchakravarthi(Homepage)on2011-04-0423:36(Reply) Puttingabrasivematerialontherollersandtyres(suchasrawmeal)isdestructiveandshouldnotbedone.Yourkiln needstohavetherollersproperlyalignedandskewedtocontrolthekilnposition. #64.1WalterGebharton2011-04-0809:31(Reply) DearSir, WehavethreetyrePolysiuskilnwithDiameter5m.Wegotzeromigrationoftyre3towardoutlet. Wechecktheairgapphysicallybutphysicallytherewaszeroairgapallaroundthekilnaswell. Noconsiderablecrankwasobserved. Incoldconditiontheairgapwasabout18mm. Atthetimeofzeroairgaptheaverageshelltemperaturewasabout300Candthetemperatureofthetyrewasabout100 C. Ifweconsiderthecoefficientofthermalexpansionas0.000012m/mCsostillthereshouldbeanairgapof7to8mm. Butwhywegotzeroairgap/zeromigrationitisoutofmyunderstanding, Pleasehelpusinthisregardtounderstandtheproblem. Bestregards. #65ShamsAlamon2011-04-1309:24(Reply) Simplystatedyourmeasuredtemperaturesarenotaccurate.Youcanonlymeasuresurfacetemperatures.Thereisa heatgradientthroughboththeshellandthetyre.Clearlytheaverageinternaltemperaturesaremuchhigherormore specificallytheinternaldifferenceinshelltotyretemperaturemustbehigherthanyouaremeasuring. #65.1WalterGebharton2011-04-2109:05(Reply) Dearsir,myquestionis, ourformulaforcalculatingretentiontimeis11.4*L/(Speed*Diameter*Slope) Ihavebeentoldtofindouthowthatformulacomesabout #66cosmas(Homepage)on2011-04-1315:26(Reply) TheUSBureauofMinesretentiontimeformula; T=(1.77xLx(A)^0.5)/(PxDxN) Where A=thenaturalangleofreposeofthematerialindegrees P=slopeofthekilnindegrees D=theinsidediameterofthekilninfeet L=lengthofthekilnshellinfeet N=rotationspeedinrevolutionsperminute T=retentiontimeinminutes

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#66.1WalterGebharton2011-04-2109:21(Reply) DearSir, Iwanttoknowhowwewillcalculateprimaryairinputquantityforkilnasperkilndia,lengthandkilnfeedtonnegeper hourpleasetellmetheformulaForexampleourKILNdIA3.0Mtrs,Length45Mtrsandkilnfeedinput110tonsperhour anddayproductionwas1600tons pleasegivemetheclarification thankingyousir, bestregards, T.Kalyanchakravarthi #67kalyanchakravarthi(Homepage)on2011-04-1323:22(Reply) Primaryairisthefunctionoftheburnerdesignandthefiringrate.Youmustgetthisinformationfromtheburner supplier.Kilnorcalcinerburnersvarygreatlywithrespecttointernaldesignandfueltypee.g.coal,oil,naturalgasor alternativefuels.Thereisnoformula.Eachburnerisdesignedforspecificapplications.Typicallyprimaryairis between5to15%ofstochiometricair.Usuallywhenthesecondaryairispreheatedbytheprocessalowerprimaryair yieldsbetterfuelconsumption/tonproduct. #67.1WGebhart(Homepage)on2011-04-2109:53(Reply) hello iwouldliketoaskhowtomeasurekilnmigrationandtherefrenceformeasurementtaken.thkx #68abebealemayehuon2011-04-1504:12(Reply) see"measuringcreep"onthekilndoctorblogmainpage #68.1WalterGebharton2011-04-2819:03(Reply) DearSir, WearehavingthecementkilnwhichwassuppliedbytheFLS(4.32diaX67meterlG)anditsageis02years.Andin thiskilnatdischargepierbothrollersandtyrehavinganonsignificantpittingmarks. Wedonthavinganyfollowingdefectsinthekiln Thereisnosignificantcrankonthekiln(mech/thermal) Axisofthekilnisabsolutelystraight. Contactbetweenrollerandtyreis90-95% Wearenotusinganyoil/waterontherollingsurfaces Axialrunoutofthetyreiswithinthelimit. Hertzpressureisalsowithinthelimit. Pleaseinformuswhatcouldbepossiblereasonsforthecause. Regards, GKrishna #69Kumaron2011-04-2205:02(Reply) Withoutseeingthese"nonsignificantpittings"[email protected] #69.1WalterGebharton2011-04-2818:59(Reply) Sir, IsitanewtrendtohaveallthreeTire/Supportrollersofsamesizesin3pierkiln?Ifsocanyoupls.givethererefrence. Regards Rao #70Raoon2011-05-0201:26(Reply) R/S, Iamnarendrakumar,workinginspongeironplantat(GUJ)inINDIA.myquestionisthatmykilnisworkingin upwardmotion.meanswhenwerunthekilnitstendencytogoupwardside&inrainydaysorjustinrainitdoesslipat supportrollers.duetothiswestoppedthekiln.sopleasetellmethereasonbehindthis. REGARDS, narendrakumar. #71narendrapooniaon2011-05-0312:03(Reply) Thesupportrollersarenotcorrectlyaligned. #71.1WalterGebharton2011-05-2619:36(Reply) dearsir wewehaveFLSkilnoflenght75mtrs anddiameter4.75capacity8100tpd. problem:huntinginHTDsystempressurebetween10barto35barineveryrevolutionofkilnandHTDpositionvary between3to4mmwhenhuntingobserved. onobservatingthatoutoftyretotalcontactsurfacecircumference,11%circumferencesurfacenotcameincontactwith

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rollersurfcaeandagapisobservedof1mmappoxineveryrevolution. Bothsupportingrollerthrustisbetweenallowablelimitthatisbetween40barto160bar. ourHTDhasbeenreplacedwithnewoneandafterthatsurfacegrindingoftyreandthrustrollerhavebeenalreadydone. pleasegivemereasonofHTDsystempressurehuntinganditssolution??? #72BALWANTSINGHRAWATon2011-05-0700:47(Reply) Thecyclicalpressureisduetotyrewobble[axialrun-out].Thisislikelyduetotemporarythermalbendsintheshell orpossiblyincorrecttyreinstalltionorpermanentshelldamagethathasbenttheshell. #72.1WalterGebharton2011-05-2619:40(Reply) HowcanIdeterminetherequiredwheelwidthtosupportarotarykilnatthetire?Iknowthetireandwheelhardness, speed,normalforce. IcancalculateHertzianstresseasilyenough,butwhatistheallowablestress? #73BobBartlett(Homepage)on2011-05-1518:29(Reply) Hertzsurfacepressure<58,000-62,000psi=400-428MPadependingonapplication(speed,etc.).Generallythe tirewidthisincreaseduntilthemaxallowableHertzpressureissatisfied.Thereareotheroptions. #73.1WalterGebharton2011-05-2620:14(Reply) OurDrycementkilndiais3mtrandlengthis48mtr.Thereisnocoating/ringformationinsidethekilnbutkilnmain motorloadisrunningonhighersideafterlastshutdown.Earlieritwas100to150ampinnormalwhilenowitisaround 250to400ampwithsamefillinglevel. Pleasesuggestpossiblereasonandsolution. #74V.K.Sharmaon2011-05-2220:52(Reply) Listalltheworkandchangesdonetothekilnduringtheshutdown.Revieweachcarefullytodeterminifanycould haveaddedweightorincresedfriction. #74.1WalterGebharton2011-05-2620:20(Reply) iwanttoknowtheequationsthecalculatingthekilnmigration,toimpelementitonoursystem #75MoradMakramon2011-05-2305:40(Reply) Ifyouarereferringtothetyremigrationaroundtheshell;thisisameasuredvaluenotacalculatedone. #75.1WalterGebharton2011-05-2620:22(Reply) Dearsir, I've2questions 1.What'stheoiltestmethodtodetrminethethrustofakilnsupportrollerhavingsphericalrollerbearings. 2.wehaveakilnhaving04supportpiers.ifigive10mmshimbeloweachsupportrollerbearingplummerblockthenby whatheightthekilnaxiswillbelifted. #76manojkumarsahooon2011-05-2900:25(Reply) 1.Ithinkthisislikelythe"sliptest".AshotofWD40acrossthefaceoftheroller;asitgoesthroughthepinchpoint willcauseaknockinthebearingswhenskewispresent. 2.10mm #76.1WalterGebharton2011-05-3006:37(Reply) plsinformmeabouttherecommandedtemp.forwhitemetalbearingswhichuseinginkilnsuppotingrollerwithmineral (shellomala680)andsyntetic(mobilSHC639)oil #77faridon2011-06-0303:53(Reply) Wecannotcommentaboutspecificoilsorbrands.Themaximumallowabletemperatureisbasedonwhattheoilcan tolerate.Thatmeanshowhotcantheoilgetbeforeitloosesitsviscosityandmetaltometalcontactresults.Ingeneral mineraloilsmuststaybelowabout90C.Somesyntheticscangomuchhigheruptoabout230C.Forkilnrollersthe oilviscosityistypicallybetween1700to2000SSU@38Cunlessthekilnmanufacturerhasmadeother recommendations.Thefinalselectionoflubricantmusttakeseasonalchangesintoaccountaswell. #77.1WalterGebharton2011-06-1615:36(Reply) HelloSir,iamfacingaprobleminkilnwhichiamnotabletofigureout.oursisa2500tpdcementkilnwith3tireand rollersupport.itsnormaltorqueis500amps.butrecentlythetorquecurveisfollowingacris-crosssine-coscurve.amps intially150ampsden200,300,400,500,anddenagain400,300,200andthisgoesonandon.ihavenoticedthistime intervalis22fullrpm.fullrpmofourkilnis4.4andalsothrustersarefitted.coatingisaminorproblemhere. #78gyandweepon2011-06-0705:35(Reply) Areyourthrustershydraulicallydriven.Ifsopleasecheckthecycletime. #78.1WalterGebharton2011-06-2020:51(Reply) Iwouldliketoaskyouropiniononthefollowing: DuetounevencoatingintheKilnwehavealargedifferenceofthetemeperaturearoundtheKilnshellatbase2.Thisis creatingathermalcrankoftheshellwitharesultthetiretobepartiallyliftedofthesupportingrollerateveryrevolution oftheKiln.Alsoineveryrevolutiontheshaftoftherollerispushedandfloadsbackandforwardfromonethrustcolllar totheothercreatingastrangenoise.Weareveryconcernedofthehighstressesontherollersandshafts.Thisstarted initiallyatbase2butnowthesamepatternishappeningatallbasesandrollers.Howcanwereducethethermalcrank effectwithouthavingtostopthekiln. Thankyouverymuch #79ChristoforosNicolaideson2011-06-0712:01(Reply) DearSir MyNameisKalyan IwanttoknowaboutGirthgearpresuureangle,howwewillcalculateitandhowitworkspleasegivetheanswer Thankingyousir #80T.Kalyanchakravarthi(Homepage)on2011-06-0823:12(Reply)

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Iregretwearenotgeardesignersormanufacturers.Isuggestyouconsultamachineryhandbook. #80.1WalterGebharton2011-06-2020:46(Reply) Whatcouldbetheposiiblereasonsforgirthgearjointboltfailurewhenrootgapiswithinacceptablelimit. #81sumanneogion2011-06-0907:04(Reply) Possiblereasons;Excessiveaxialrunout,boltsarenotofthecorrectmaterial,boltsdonothavethecorrectdiameter, boltsarenottorquedcorrectly. #81.1WalterGebharton2011-06-2020:42(Reply) Kindlyconfirmmethemimimamgaprequirementin-betweenkilnshellandtopfaceofthrustroller. #82selvakumaron2011-06-1300:21(Reply) Thethrustrollermustnevercomeincontactwithanythingonthekiln.Thedistanceisthereforeamatterofsafety.I wouldsuggestanythinglessthan50mmcanbepotentiallydangerous.Thethrustroller(s),ifincorrectlypositionedon theupturningsideofthekilncenterlinecanbedrawnupandhitthekilnorthetirestopblockswithcatastrophic results.Thrustrollersmustalwaysbeoffsetabout5mmtowardsthedownturningsideofthekilncenterline. #82.1WalterGebharton2011-06-1615:49(Reply) Assumingthatthisisjustatemporarybendtheonlycorrectionpossibleistogetthecoatinginthekilnmoreeven.This isaprocess/operationalproblem.Unevencoatingismostlyattributedtothermalshocksoratleastthermalvariations. Whentheprocessisstablethetemperatureprofilewillalsobestableandanevencoatingbuilds.Thisisonlyone possibilitythereareothersalsoprocessrelated.Whentheprocessisstraightenedoutsowillbethekiln. #83WalterGebharton2011-06-1615:57(Reply) kindlyconfirmmethatwhatisthelimitationofsimplateprovidedtoreducethecreeporhotgap #84selvakumaron2011-06-2303:43(Reply) Aftershimming,inthecoldcondition,theoriginalcoldclearancemustberestored.Eachtirewillhaveadifferent coldclearance.TheseareusuallygivenonthekilnGeneralArrangementdrawings. #84.1WalterGebharton2011-07-0714:49(Reply) Couldyoupleasetoinformmewhatwillbehappenedifthesplashplateinpreheatercyclonewaswornout #85MohamedSaeedon2011-06-2604:04(Reply) Youwillloosethermalefficiencyofthatcyclone. #85.1WalterGebharton2011-07-0714:50(Reply) DearSir, Myquestioniswhythekilnwillhavethethermalexpansiontowardsdownhillsidefromtheinlettyre,whyitcantbe towardsinletside. plzinformme. #86kumaron2011-07-0123:57(Reply) Thekilnexpansionanchorpointisthethrusttire.Fromthethrusttiretofeedendexpansionwillbetothefeedend. Fromthethrusttiretothedischargeendexpansionwillbetothedischargeend. #86.1WalterGebharton2011-07-0714:53(Reply) Inourplantthebearingsofsupportingrollersofkilnaresphericalrollertype.ThisisaChineseplant.Originallyitwas designedfor2rpmspeed.Lateronin2006itwasupgradedfrom1000to1900tons/dayandthespeedincreasedfrom 2rpmto4.8withoutanychangesinthelubricationandbearingsystem.Theproblemisthatbearingfailsfrequently causingheavyproductionloss.ToovercomethisproblemwewanttoreplacethesebearingswithBronzehalfsleeve bushbearingwithhousingwhichwealreadyhavearrangedfromJAVEDANCEMENT,POLYSIOUSPLANTthatwas alsodesignedfor2rpm. Inthisconnectionwewanttoknowyourviewswhetheritisfeasibleornot.Ifitispossibleyouarethenrequestedto pleaseaskyourrepresentativeinPakistantosendatechnicalteamtosurveytheplantregardingtheabovejobandquote forthesame. #87MohammadUsmanon2011-07-0806:45(Reply) Changingtosleevetypebearingsislikelyyouronlyoption.Therollersandsupportbaseswillalsohavetobe changed.Theshaftswillbealargerdiameterwithsleevebearings.Thesleevebearingsneedtobeofthetypewithan internalsphericalseatsothatthebrasslinercanalignitselftotheshaft.Thebearingsshouldalsohaveboltsholdingit tothebase.Polysiusdomakebearinghousingswithinwhichthesleeveisfixedandwhichhavenoholddownbolts. At4.8rpmthislatterdesignwillbenobetterthanyoursphericals. #87.1WalterGebharton2011-07-1107:20(Reply) Sir, ThebearingofpolysiusplantisboltedwiththehousinglikeFullerplantofJavedancementonwhichyouhave workedduringerection&commisioning.Thelubricationsystemisofbuckettype.Isitenoughorneedsextra lubrication?Pleaseletusknow. #87.1.1MohammadUsmanon2011-07-1321:01(Reply) HowdidyouknowIworkedintheJavedanplant? Ifthebucketwheeloilingsystemwasdesignedfor2rpmitmustbemodifiedtoworkat4.8.Theangleofthe bucketsmustbeincreasedsothattheoildoesnotovershootthetray.Ihavenoexperiencewithsuchadramatic changeofspeedinthisrespectsoIdonotknowwhatthenewangleshouldbe.YoucouldaskPolysiusor F.L.Smidtotherwiseyoumayhavetobuildateststandtofindoutwhatthebestangleis. Thebestsolutionistoaddanelectriclubricationpumpthatcirculatestheoil,whichcanfilterandcooltheoilat thesametime.Asmallpumpstationateachbearingwouldstartcirculatingtheoilpriortoeverystartofthe kilntherebydramaticallyimprovingthelifeofthebearings. Mostofthebearingdamageoccursonstartupbecausetheoilingwheelhastomakeaturnbeforeanyoilis deliveredtotheshaft. #87.1.1.1WalterGebharton2011-07-1414:27(Reply) KilnDoctor, wehavea60ftby6ftrotarykilnusedforreactivatingcarbon.Acontractorwasremovingoldrefactorybyblastingand rippedatearinthesideofthekilnaboutinthemiddle.Thisis1/4inchplate.Thetearwasputbackintopostionand

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weldedinplace.Idon'tthinkthiswillholdup.Iwantthemtomakebetterrepairsbeforethenewrefactoryisputbackin. Howshoulddamagelikethisberepaired? #88JohnPeterson2011-07-1208:25(Reply) Theonlysatisfactoryrepairwouldbetoreplacethedamagedsectionoftheshell.Shellsaremadein"cans"about8 feetlong.Thesecansareweldedtogethercircumferentiallytomakeuptheneededlengthofshell.Whenreplacinga sectionthecutsshouldbeatleast6awayfromanexistingcircumferentialweld.Plusthelocationofthecutline shouldbenolessthanacanawayfromthenextcircumferentialseamontheremainingshell.Inotherwordswith therepairedsectioninplaceyoudonotwanttwocircumferentialseamslessthanacanapart. #88.1WalterGebharton2011-07-1414:09(Reply) INOURCEMENTPLANTWEFINDFREQUENTRUNNINGOFTHUSTERPUMPINKILNANDWEHAVE CHANGEDTHEFLOWCONTROLVALVEINBOTHRETURNANDPUMPINGBYNEWONEBUTSTILL THEREISNOIMPROVEMENTINTHUSTERPUMPRUNNINGISSAMEASBEFORETHECHANGINGTHE PREVIOUSVALVE.WEARENOTABLETOINCREASETHEOFFTIMEOFTHUSTERTIME(APPROX.4 HOURS) THUSTERPUMPRUNNINGTIME ONTIME:20MINS OFFTIME:5MINS #89varathuon2011-07-2104:30(Reply) Yoursupportrollersareoutofalignment.Theymustbesetclosertotheirneutralskewpositionsinordertoallow yourhydraulicthrustsystemtofunctioncorrectly. #89.1WalterGebharton2011-07-2419:18(Reply) whatcouldbethepossiblecausesofkilnampsfluctuation.Thekilnisatwindrivespongeironkiln.Ampsvariationis upto200ampsforbothmasterandslave.Butatanyinstantoftimetheampsvariationbetweenmasterandslaveis within50amps. -Unevencoatingformationisnotsosignificantinthekiln. #90sumankumarneogion2011-07-2104:40(Reply) Therecouldbeacoupleofissuesoracombinationofthemcausinganampcycle.Typicallyitisanimbalanceinthe kilnweightsuchasabuildupofmaterial,acoatiingforexampleontherefractorywhichisnotuniformaroundthe circumference.Itmayalsobeabendinthekilnshell,whichalsoactslikeanimbalance.Suchabendmaybe temporary,thermallyinducedagainbyunevencoatingoritmaybepermanentshelldamagecausedbyarefractory failure. #90.1WalterGebharton2011-07-2419:25(Reply) DearDr.Kiln, Doyouhaveanyknowledgeaboutlowemissivitycoatingsorpaintappliedtothehotzoneofthekiln?Thegoalwould betokeepthetemperatureinsidethekilnthesamewhilereducingtheamountoffuelburnt.Arethereanyadverseeffects ofdoingthis?Arethereanymodificationstothekilnthatwouldhavetobedonebeforeapplyingacoating? #91MichaelKyleon2011-07-2211:31(Reply) Loweringtheradiantheatlossoftheshell,whichcanbeasmuchas6%ofthesystemheatinputbyusingalow emissivitycoatingisanageoldendeavor.Theproblemisthecostofapplyingandmaintaintaningsuchacoating. Technologyisalwayschanging.Thekilnshellisatoughenvironment.Wearenotawareofanycoatingthatsurvives foranylengthoftimeandwhoseappplicationandmaintenencecostdoesn'toutstripthesavingsinfuelefficiency. Simplyevaluatingsuchsavingsafteranapplicationrequiresanagreeduponbenchmark.Allsuchmeasurementsare froughtwithuncertainty.Consequentlywearenotawareofanycoatingthathasbeensuccessful. #91.1WalterGebharton2011-07-2419:48(Reply) Dearkilndoctor, Inspongeironpkant,wearefacinghotspotproblems,whichoccursnearlyeitheruphillordownhillsideoftyre.4months ago,wefacedthisproblemdownhillsideofoutlettyre(nearabout2.5mfromtyrecentre)andnowitsstartedtooccur atdownhillsideoftyreno3fromoutletend. Plgivemethesolutionstorelievefromthisproblemasthisproblemcausestostopthekilnfrequenly. Givesolutions,whatshouldwetakepreventiveandanyremedialactions? #92sivanandyon2011-08-0111:40(Reply) Justreportinghotspotsandtheirlocationsisinsufficientinformationtosuggestremedialactions.Theactionrequired ismorein-depthinvestigation.Hotspotsmeanslocalizedrefractoryfailure.Acompletehistoryofrefractory installationneedstobereviewed.Whattypeofrefractoryisfailing?Isitonlyonetypeorareseveraltypesinvolved? Howlonghastherefractorybeeninserviceatthehotspot?Arethefailedareasprevioussitesoffailureand/orrepair? Trytonarrowdownthevariables.Failurescangenerallyresultfrominappropriatetypeofrefractoryforthelocation, badinstallationoroperationalproblemssuchasthermalshockduetorapidchangesinfiringrates,rapidstartups/cool down.Bynarrowingdownthesegeneralvariablesfurthersubclassificationscanbeinvestigated. #92.1WalterGebharton2011-08-0618:09(Reply) AddComment Name Email Homepage Inreplyto
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