摘要 |
A rotary kiln is disclosed with a rotary firing hood mounted concentrically over the material discharge end of the kiln to rotate with the kiln. A main burner assembly projects axially through a neck formed by a rear wall of the hood and a plurality of burners project radially through the kiln shell. Fuel gas conducting tubes for supplying the kiln shell burners, are mounted on the outer periphery of the kiln shell and extend axially through the hood and rear wall thereof. The fuel tubes each have portions that project radially inward along an outer surface of the hood rear wall and axially away from the rear wall to an annular fuel gas manifold box mounted close around the hood rear wall neck. The annular manifold box has a pair of axially spaced radial walls connected to rotate with the rotary hood and a nonrotating outer sleeve connected to a stationary fuel gas delivery conduit. An annular air manifold box, similar in construction to the fuel gas manifold box, is mounted close around the axially extending portions of the fuel tubes and between the fuel gas manifold box and the rear wall of the firing hood. Air conducting tubes mounted on the kiln shell also extend axially through the rotary hood and rear wall thereof and have portions which project radially inward and axially away from the rear wall to the annular air manifold box. The kiln is provided with a pair of radial discharge ports, circumferentially spaced 180 DEG apart, for discharging processed material twice each revolution of the kiln. The air and fuel gas tubes are arranged along the kiln shell in two groups, with each group of tubes being on one side of the kiln and between the pair of kiln discharge ports to be spaced away from hot processed material discharged through the ports.
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