Residence time distribution and material flow studies in a rotary kiln

@article{sai1989, abstract = {Abstract\ \ Experiments were conducted in a rotary kiln containing ilmenite particles to study the residence time distribution (RTD) of low-density particles, holdup, and bed depth profile. The variables include feed rate of solids, slope and rotational speed of the kiln, type and size of the tracer, and dam height. Correlations are presented for mean residence time, dispersion number, holdup, and steady-state throughput of solids in terms of the process variables. A simple method is proposed to estimate the dam height that gives rise to a flat profile of solids bed along the length of the kiln.}, author = {Sai, P. and Surender, G. and Damodaran, A. and Suresh, V. and Philip, Z. and Sankaran, K. }, citeulike-article-id = {2516740}, doi = {10.1007/BF02670271}, journal = {Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B}, keywords = {grain, grain\_flow, granular, granular\_flow, kiln, rotating\_drum, scale\_up, shear\_flow, solid\_mixer, steel\_industry, surface\_flow}, month = {December}, number = {6}, pages = {1005--1011}, posted-at = {2008-03-11 21:39:22}, priority = {2}, title = {Residence time distribution and material flow studies in a rotary kiln}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02670271}, volume = {21}, year = {1990} }

TY - JOUR ID - sai1989 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2516740 TI - Residence time distribution and material flow studies in a rotary kiln JF - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B VL - 21 IS - 6 SP - 1005 EP - 1011 N2 - Abstract  Experiments were conducted in a rotary kiln containing ilmenite particles to study the residence time distribution (RTD) of low-density particles, holdup, and bed depth profile. The variables include feed rate of solids, slope and rotational speed of the kiln, type and size of the tracer, and dam height. Correlations are presented for mean residence time, dispersion number, holdup, and steady-state throughput of solids in terms of the process variables. A simple method is proposed to estimate the dam height that gives rise to a flat profile of solids bed along the length of the kiln. KW - grain KW - grain_flow KW - granular KW - granular_flow KW - kiln KW - rotating_drum KW - scale_up KW - shear_flow KW - solid_mixer KW - steel_industry KW - surface_flow AU - Sai, P AU - Surender, G AU - Damodaran, A AU - Suresh, V AU - Philip, Z AU - Sankaran, K PY - 1990/12/14/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02670271 ER -