Multitube rotary kiln for the industrial solar production of lime

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 386-395

  Meier, Anton ^a   Bonaldi, Enrico ^b   Cella, Gian Mario ^b   Lipinski, Wojciech ^a,c  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b QualiCal Srl   (Italy)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINATION; ENTHALPY; FOSSIL FUELS; LIME; LIMESTONE; ROTARY KILNS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AMBIENT TEMPERATURE; CEMENT PLANT; SOLAR FLUX; SOLAR PRODUCTION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 24744440380     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1979517     Document Type: Article

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