4.

Grinding with vertical roller mill systems

4.2 Drying
Drying

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Drying players in a vertical roller mill
Material,
vapour, cold
gas, hot air
Material & > 90 - 95 [°C]
moisture

Cold air

Mill motor
power

Hot gas

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Where does most of drying happen?
Material
leaving the
Evaporation table

Hot gas

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Hot Gas Sources

ƒ Kiln gas
 1.5 [Nm3/kg clinker]
 < 350 [°C]
 6 – 7 [%] H2O

ƒ Cooler gas (not coal)

 0.4 [Nm3/kg clinker]
 ~ 300 [°C]
 1 – 1.5 [%] H2O
additional
ƒ Hot gas generator
- < 450 [°C] at mill inlet
- Up to 20 [%] H2O
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Get the right amount of hot gas

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Mill system false air entries

ƒ Cost of false air: ƒ Mill < 15 [%]

 Reduction in mill production
ƒ Mill system < 20 [%]
 Reduction in kiln production
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Mill false air entries

feed
air seal

Compensator

all sealings
of casing
openings
doors +
covers

Compensator Compensator
External reject
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 Fresh feed moisture and mill performance

[t/h]

100 f (Material granulometry &

temperature, gas
distribution at mill inlet,
retention time inside the
mill)
90

2 moisture, Hot3gas, false air)

f (Material 4 [%] H2O

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