摘要:
A method and mechanism for heat treating a pulverulent comminuted raw material in the process of making cement including preheating the material, passing the material through a first reaction zone, supplying a first fuel supply to the first zone for supplying thermal energy for carrying out the calcination reaction, separating the material from the hot gases received from the first reaction zone and delivering the material to a second reaction zone to which is supplied a second fuel supply for supplying thermal energy for the calcination reaction in the second zone and separating the material from the hot gases from the second zone and delivering the material to a sintering kiln and then passing it to a cooler with the air from the cooler supplied to support combustion in the first zone, and with the arrangement preferably arranged in two parallel flows with each flow path containing the preheater, and the reaction zones and separators with the material flows combining just as they enter the sintering zone.