Device and method for the thermal treatment of a mineral feedstock

Inventors: Eike Willms (Dortmund, DE); Patrick Brunelot (Marseilles, FR); Martin Uhde (Ennigerloh, DE); Olaf Ontrup (Herzebrock-Clarholz, DE); Constantin Kimmig (Soest, DE); Jost Lemke (Ennigerloh, DE)

Assignees: thyssenkrupp Polysius GmbH; thyssenkrupp AG

C04B7/4469 C04B7/4476 F27B15/006 F27B15/08 F27M2003/03

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Patent No.: US 12668537
App. No.: 18/284,045
Granted: Jun 30, 2026
Kind: B2

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Abstract

The present invention relates to apparatus for thermal treatment of a mineral starting material, wherein the apparatus comprises a calciner, wherein the calciner comprises at least a first calciner section and a second calciner section, wherein the first calciner section is arranged vertically, wherein the second calciner section is arranged at an incline, wherein the second calciner section has an angle α between the horizontal and the flow direction of the second calciner section, wherein the angle α is between 20° and 80°, wherein the first calciner section has a first hydraulic diameter d h,1 , wherein the second calciner section has a second hydraulic diameter d h,2 , wherein the second hydraulic diameter d h,2 is less than or equal to the first hydraulic diameter d h,1 multiplied by the sine of the angle α.

Claims (31)

1 . An apparatus for thermal treatment of a mineral starting material, comprising:

a calciner, including at least a first calciner section, a second calciner section, and a third calciner section;

wherein the first calciner section is arranged vertically;

wherein the second calciner section is arranged at an incline;

wherein the third calciner section is arranged vertically;

wherein the second calciner section has an angle α between the horizontal and a flow direction of the second calciner section;

wherein the angle α is between 20° and 80°;

wherein the first calciner section includes a first hydraulic diameter d h,1 ;

wherein the second calciner section includes a second hydraulic diameter d h,2 ;

wherein the second hydraulic diameter d h,2 is less than or equal to the first hydraulic diameter d h,1 multiplied by the sine of the angle α;

wherein the first calciner section and the second calciner section are configured to have a gas stream flow through them from bottom to top;

wherein the first calciner is arranged below the second calciner section;

wherein the third calciner section is arranged above the second calciner section;

wherein a fuel feed for a solid fuel is arranged at an upper end of the second calciner section;

wherein the lower side of the second calciner section is stepped;

wherein the second calciner section includes a first starting material feed arranged in the lower 20% of the second calciner section;

wherein the first starting material feed supplies starting material into the gas stream of the second calciner section from above or from the side.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second calciner section includes a second starting material feed, wherein the second starting material feed is arranged in a middle region of the second calciner section, wherein the second starting material feed supplies starting material into the gas stream of the second calciner section from above or into the gas stream of the second calciner section from the side.

3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the lower side of the second calciner section includes a moving grate.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second calciner section includes an angle α between the horizontal and the flow direction of the second calciner section, wherein the angle α is between 30° and 70°.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second calciner section is arranged below the first calciner section and a controllable bypass is arranged parallel to the second calciner section.

6 . A process for operating an apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:

passing a gas stream through the first calciner section and the second calciner section, wherein the Froude number at any point in the second calciner section is equal to or greater than a minimum Froude number in the first calciner section.

7 . The process of claim 6 , wherein the calciner is operated with an atmosphere comprising less than 25% nitrogen.

8 . The process of claim 7 , wherein the calciner is operated with an atmosphere comprising less than 15% nitrogen.

9 . The process of claim 8 , wherein the calciner is operated with an atmosphere comprising less than 10% nitrogen.

10 . The process of claim 9 , wherein the calciner is operated with an atmosphere comprising less than 5% nitrogen.

11 . The process of claim 6 , wherein the Froude number in the second calciner section is greater than 0.7 and smaller than 9.

12 . The process of claim 6 , wherein second calciner section starting material is supplied from at least two positions via a first second starting material feed and a second starting material feed which are spaced apart from one another along the flow direction.

13 . The process of claim 6 , wherein a solid fuel with a chunk size of at least 90% of the mass of the fuel of more than 50 mm, is supplied in the second calciner section.

14 . The process of claim 6 , wherein an atomizable fuel is supplied in the first calciner section and starting material is supplied via a first starting material feed in the first calciner section.