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Pierre TARASSEVITCH
Training “Kiln Mechanics” – Tula (Mexico) – June 2008
Content
1 Kiln support
2 Kiln roller base plate
3 Kiln roller bearing
4 Kiln roller shaft
5 Kiln tyre fixation
6 Kiln tyre
7 Kiln shell
8 Kiln drive
9 Kiln thrust system
Kiln support
Ground, soil
Piles
Civil works, foundation
Support requirements
Solid foundations
Settlement less than 10mm
Main problems observed
Settlement (record 170mm !)
Differential settlement (only one side is sinking)
Water table under concrete support without piles
Leading to up/down level variations
Mostly linked to rain season
Concrete damages
compared to height
Small
displacement
SAME DIFFERENTIAL
SETTLEMENT
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Kiln support
Alignment problems
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2 Kiln roller base plate
base Shims
plate
Anchor bolt
Concrete
Anchor bolts
Shims
Concrete
Shaft
Liner
Sph. seat
Shaft
Liner
Sph. seat
Shaft
Liner
Sph. seat
Shaft
Liner
Liner seated on
the housing
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Kiln roller bearing
Shaft
Liner
Liner seated on
the housing
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Kiln roller bearing
Single
Liner part
Force
Stable support
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Kiln roller bearing
Force
Small support
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Kiln roller bearing
A B
Liner Liner
Worn 100% Worn 15%
Replacement
liner A on design NEW Old
WITH liner liner
spherical seat
A B
Replacement
liner A on design NEW Old
WITHOUT liner liner
spherical seat
A B
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Kiln roller bearing
Width: based on
max. pressure
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Kiln roller shaft
Roller design
Full section, cast or forged
More heavy, very resistant
More expensive
Transmit more temperature to the shaft
Hollow cast (not supplied any more)
More light
Very frequent cracks in web
Forged, machined
Lighter
Very resistant
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Kiln roller shaft
Roller must be
cylindrical (defect <2mm on diameter)
Thrust flanges (or end shaft) must
be perpendicular to shaft
be flat, with no scratch, no corrosion, no rust
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5 Kiln tyre fixation
“Floating” or “loose”
FLS
“Floating” or “loose”
Polysius
“Floating” or “loose”
Advantages
Low cost of the tyre (a simple ring)
Simple design
Very easy insertion of shim
Inconvenient
Tyre is rotating, thus creating wear on tyre, pads, side
rings
If wear of pads is too high, major shell ovality will
occur, leading to brick failures
Problems with bolted design (FLS)
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Kiln tyre fixation
Fixed : FLS
Brackets are bolted on tyre flanks and guided on
the shell
These systems give less ovality than loose fixation
“Splined” or “fixed”
Polysius (old design)
“Splined” or “fixed”
Polysius (new design)
“Splined” or “fixed”
FLS (new design)
“Splined” or “fixed”
Advantages
Lower ovality than loose tyre (fewer brick problems)
Inconvenient
No design has been fully reliable until now
More expensive than a loose fixation
Tyre is fixed on the shell; any crankshaft leads to high
wobbling of the tyre
Design
A simple steel ring
Cast (mainly)
Forged (small and middle tyres)
With or without thrust face
Roller
influence
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Kiln tyre
P1 ~= P+90%
Di
am
R.Ovalitymm
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Kiln shell
Is it really an ellipse?
In fact it looks like a skull…
25 mm !!!
Shell test
This tool can be bought (15k€)
Principle:
A measuring beam is fixed on the shell with magnets
During one rotation, it records the move of its middle
point compared to its ends
Data are transmitted to computer once measurements
are finished
Ovality is calculated and shown on a graph
User must be a good technician assisted for safety
purposes
Shell test
Shell deformed
Due to heat (see previous presentation)
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Kiln shell
Girth-gear
Most sensitive item on the kiln
Expensive part
Manufacturing is long (1 year)
It is in general cast, then machined
(some forged gears recently appeared on market)
Teeth repairs are generally not possible (break
quickly)
Girth-gear must be watched very often to ensure
long lifetime
Recent designs: approx. 10 years/face
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Kiln drive: girth-gear
What is important?
Geometry
Radial run-out: ensure the root clearance stays almost
the same
Axial run-out (wobbling): ensure that the girth-gear is
almost perpendicular to the rotation axis.
All parameters are adjusted by the supplier?
Yes.
But production problems (hot spots, damages to the
kiln shell) can
deform the kiln axis
Dial gauge 3
Dial gauge 1
Original tube
Left
Center
Right
Girth-gear
Lubrication is essential to avoid wear
Several lubrication system
Continuous transfer lubrication (paddle wheel)
Continuous circulation lubrication
Intermittent automatic spray (most used)
Checking correct function of lubrication system is very
important!
Check nozzles periodically
Check girth-gear and pinion aspect
Note that
sometime,
paddle wheel is
installed on
girth-gear.
It is important to
check sump and
paddle wheel
regularly
Lubrication to be
applied uniformy
Filters must be
checked
regularly
be moved
because main reducer is aligned with at least 3
Main reducer
Expensive part of the kiln
Generally, no spare parts available on site
Long lifetime depending on lubrication
Important remark
Lubrication failure quickly leads to desastrous results
Preventive maintenance is very important
Periodical check of filters
Periodical check of pumps and safety sensors
Periodical check of water cooling
Failures
Lubrication problem = 50% of gearbox failures
Maintenance is very important
Cleaning of the area,too
Avoid dust contamination
Oil leakage = dust can also enter!
TIP :
Think of number of cycles for each shaft
Replace parts according to number of cycles
The first seal to fail is always on the input shaft
Bearings are generally failing on the input shaft
Gear problems are in general on the input shaft
…
42 t
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Kiln thrust system
Problems
Travel is a consequence of roller skewing and friction
What pressure on which roller?
no information on axial load
The kiln can be operated a long time in the same
position
Wear on rollers
Wear on tyre
Wear on girth-gear and pinions
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Kiln thrust system
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Kiln thrust system
Typical installation
Tyre
Nitrogen
Trolley accumulator
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Kiln thrust system
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Kiln thrust system
A1 A3 A5
A2 A4 A6
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Kiln thrust system
A1 A3 A5
A2 A4 A6
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Kiln thrust system
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Kiln thrust system
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