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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 27, 1988
Michel Champonnois, Houilles, FR;
CLE, Courbevoie, FR;
Abstract
The present invention concerns a method for transforming a rotary kiln equipped with a planetary cooler and intended in particular for the manufacture of cement, a kiln obtained by this method and a burning line equipped with this kiln, the kiln being constituted by an inclined rotary tube through which the material flows and which is heated inwardly, this tube comprising a downstream section constituting a burning zone having a smaller diameter than that of the upstream section constituting a material preparation zone, both sections being connected by a conical part, and the downstream section having a diameter comprised between 4 and 5,1 meters and a length comprised between 20 and 50 meters.