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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2001
Arto Ahvenainen, Varkaus, FI;
Andritz Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a cooler ( ) for a rotary drum kiln ( ). The cooler comprises two cylindrical housings disposed one inside the other ( ), surrounding the kiln and rotating with it, which housings are mounted at the discharge end of the kiln concentrically with the kiln and between which housings an annular space ( ) is formed. The housings are attached to each other by means of longitudinal radial partition walls ( ), and the inner cylindrical housing ( ) is attached at its ends to the kiln. The annular space ( ) has a feeding inlet ( ) communicating with the kiln for leading the hot material from the kiln into the cooler and a discharge outlet for discharging the cooled material. The material to be cooled flows counter-currently in relation to the cooling gas flow. The annular space ( ) comprises at least two parts ( ) so that each of the cylindrical housings comprise at least two cylinders ( , ; , ), in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the kiln sequential, connected to each other. The cylindrical housing ( ) comprises means ( ) for attaching the cooler to the kiln essentially at the conjunction point ( ) of the sequential cylinders ( , ; , 7 ), too.