IP Library Granted Patent US 8,163,082
Granted Patent B2
US 8,163,082 · App. 12/299,884 · Granted Apr 24, 2012

Method and plant for manufacturing cement clinker

Assignee: Flsmidth A/S
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Patent No.
US 8,163,082
App. No.
12/299,884
Granted
Apr 24, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Manufacturing methods and plants for carrying out methods of manufacturing cement clinker including diverting gases from a separation cyclone for a calcined cement material. The diverted gases are cooled to a temperature of 850° C. or less by introducing raw cement materials into the diverted gas stream.

Claims (24)

1. A method for manufacturing cement clinker comprising:

preheating cement raw materials in a preheater;

calcining the cement raw materials in suspension with hot gases in a calciner;

separating the cement raw materials from the gases in a first cyclone;

extracting a quantity of calcined raw material containing CaO with an additional separation cyclone;

burning a remainder of the calcined raw material into cement clinker in a kiln;

cooling the cement clinker in a cooler;

diverting the gases from the additional separation cyclone ( 5 a ) with a separate system comprising a separate fan; and

cooling the diverted gases to a temperature of a maximum of 850° C. by introducing cement raw materials into the gas stream.

2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the separate system comprises at least one cyclone stage in which the gases are cooled and separated from the cement raw materials used for cooling before the gases are drawn further through the fan.

3. A method according to claim 2 , wherein the cement raw materials separated from the gases in the lowermost cyclone stage in the separate system are introduced into the calciner.

4. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the extracted quantity of calcined raw material is calcined in a separate calciner.

5. A method according to claim 4 , wherein the separate calciner is fed with air from the clinker cooler.

6. A method according to claim 5 , wherein the cement raw materials separated from the gases in the lowermost cyclone stage in the separate system are introduced into the separate calciner.

7. A method according to claim 5 , wherein a fuel having different physical properties or chemical composition than a fuel introduced via a main burner is introduced via a burner.

8. A method according to claim 1 , wherein the cement raw materials, which are introduced into the gasses, which are diverted from the additional separation cyclone, has different physical properties or chemical composition than the cement raw materials, which are introduced into the preheater via an inlet.

9. A plant for manufacturing cement clinker, the plant comprising:

a preheater for preheating cement raw materials;

a calciner for calcining preheated cement raw materials in suspension with hot gases;

a cyclone for separating calcined raw materials from the gases;

a kiln for burning cement clinker;

a cooler for subsequent cooling of the cement clinker;

an additional separation cyclone for extracting a quantity of calcined raw material containing CaO via a calcination stage; and

means for introducing cement raw materials into a gas stream which is diverted from the additional separation cyclone for cooling the gases to a temperature of a maximum 850° C., and wherein the gases from the additional separation cyclone are diverted via a separate system comprising a separate fan.

Assignments (6)
IPR TRANSFER AGREEMENT Recorded May 8, 2026
From: FLSMIDTH CEMENT A/S
To: CORSICA HOLDCO, INC.
Reel/Frame 075575/0889 →
MERGER Recorded May 8, 2026
From: CORSICA HOLDCO, INC.
To: FLSMIDTH CEMENT USA INC.
Reel/Frame 074607/0013 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 11, 2026
From: FLSMIDTH CEMENT A/S
To: FULLER TECHNOLOGIES DENMARK A/S
Reel/Frame 074786/0468 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 31, 2025
From: FLSMIDTH CEMENT A/S
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 072742/0463 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 9, 2024
From: FLSMIDTH A/S
To: FLSMIDTH CEMENT A/S
Reel/Frame 069527/0171 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 26, 2008
From: HANSEN, JENS PETER
To: FLSMIDTH A/S
Reel/Frame 021896/0785 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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