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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Herb G Wilson, Oakville, CA;
Jeffery Thompson, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert Perricone, New Tazewell, TN (US);
Michael Barkdoll, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Global Stone Corporation, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
432 99 ; 432 95 ; 432 96 ;
Abstract
A regenerative shaft kiln having at least two vertical shafts and a plurality of lances for introducing fuel into the kiln, with one or more sensor provided proximate a plurality of the lances, each of the sensors producing a first output signal having a magnitude and corresponding to a physical parameter of the kiln adjacent the sensor. Observation of the operating conditions of individual lances enables adjustments to the fuel feed via individual lances to avoid equipment damage and to improve kiln performance.