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CLINKER COOLER
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CLINKER COOLER
Reduce clinker temperature from approx.
1400
o
C to approx 100 ~ 200
o
C
The heat of the incoming clinker is
recuperated in the secondary air of Kiln
An efficiency of incoming clinker heat
usually lies within 65 ~ 75%
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Clinker Cooler Type
1. Grate Cooler
Cross flow heat exchange through clinker bed with cold air
Grate movement : reciprocating; consisting of movable row
(reciprocating) & fixed row
Grate can either be horizontal or inclined (3
o
)
Occurrence of waste air requires additional equipment for
dedusting
Capacities of up to 10,000 tpd
2. Rotary Cooler
Separate tube with separate drive
Heat transferred by internal equipment (lifters)
No waste air
Capacities of up to 4,500 tpd max
3. Planetary Cooler
Set of tubes fixed to the kiln no separate drive required
Heat transferred by internal equipment (lifters)
No waste air
Not suitable for separate tertiary air duct precalcining system
Capacities of up to 5,000 tpd
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INCLINED COOLER (Claudius Peters)
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PYROSTEP GRATE COOLER (KHD)
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MAINTENANCE for GRATE COOLER
Driving Mechanism :
Mechanical
Hydraulical
Grate Frame Mechanism
Driving Support (incl. Wheel, rail, bearing, sealing plate)
Driven Support (incl. Wheel, rail, bearing, guide wheel)
Ceiling Chamber : air leakage
Partition plate
Expansion joint
Grate Plate & Air Beam
Grate plate worn out, bolts looseness, side plate
Air beam: deform, bolts looseness
Discharge Hopper & Flap Damper
Drag Chain Mechanism (e.g : chain condition, bearing, coupling)
Cooling Fan Mechanism (e.g : bearing, impeller, suction cone,
coupling)
Clinker Crusher (e.g : grizly bar, hammer, disc, bearing, driving)
Casing, castable, bullnose

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DRIVING MECHANISM
Mechanical
Hydraulical
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DRIVING SUPPORT FRAME
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DRIVEN SUPPORT FRAME
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GRATE PALTE & AIR BEAM
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Thrust area and thrust edge
made out of extreme wear
resistant compound material
Omega-plate with wear
protection
with heat resistant basic
material
with hardness of
63 HRc

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Discharge Hopper & Flap Damper
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Clinker Crusher
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Bull Nose Cooler
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Bull Nose Cooler
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Bull Nose
Cooler
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Smith Fuller Cross Bar Cooler
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Air Distribution
Plate with
Mechanical Flow
Regulator
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Cross Bar Installation
Distribution of air is optimized for all mode of operation
Maximum availability and minimum maintenance (no
movable grate plate, only reciprocating cross bar)
No fall through of clinker & no undergrate conveying
system is required
Static clinker layer protects air distribution plates against
wear and heat, so plates will remain in service for a long
time
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Reciprocating Cross Bar and
Stationary Clinker Layer
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Rotary Cooler
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Inside Rotary Cooler
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Lifter Rotary Cooler
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Planetary
Cooler
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Maintenance for Planetary Cooler
Inlet Cooler :
Cracking at neck area
Inlet segment condition
Cooler Elbow :
Elbow Condition
Expansion joint
Cooler Tube, Support and Outlet Casing :
Fixation condition (fixed side and loose side)
Cracking and wearing Condition
Internal Part : Breaker, Scattering and Lifter
Cooler
Clinker Crusher (e.g : grizly bar, hammer, disc,
bearing, driving)
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Zone 1
Breaking zone
Increase specific surface of clinker
Zone 2, 3 & 4
Breaking up effect of the clinker
and segregation capability
Zone 5
Maximum Lifting area
Low secondary air speed, creates
low dragging kinetic energy
against fine clinker
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