Conditioning towers are used in cement plants to cool exhaust gases from kilns before they enter electrostatic precipitators. The hot gases enter the top of the vertical tower and are cooled by water injection through nozzles as they pass downward. Standard towers can treat gases from 300-400°C and cool them to 150°C. The water used for cooling must be filtered to avoid problems from impurities. Conditioning towers provide simple and reliable cooling of exhaust gases in cement production.
Conditioning towers are used in cement plants to cool exhaust gases from kilns before they enter electrostatic precipitators. The hot gases enter the top of the vertical tower and are cooled by water injection through nozzles as they pass downward. Standard towers can treat gases from 300-400°C and cool them to 150°C. The water used for cooling must be filtered to avoid problems from impurities. Conditioning towers provide simple and reliable cooling of exhaust gases in cement production.
Conditioning towers are used in cement plants to cool exhaust gases from kilns before they enter electrostatic precipitators. The hot gases enter the top of the vertical tower and are cooled by water injection through nozzles as they pass downward. Standard towers can treat gases from 300-400°C and cool them to 150°C. The water used for cooling must be filtered to avoid problems from impurities. Conditioning towers provide simple and reliable cooling of exhaust gases in cement production.
Conditioning towers are used in cement plants to cool exhaust gases from kilns before they enter electrostatic precipitators. The hot gases enter the top of the vertical tower and are cooled by water injection through nozzles as they pass downward. Standard towers can treat gases from 300-400°C and cool them to 150°C. The water used for cooling must be filtered to avoid problems from impurities. Conditioning towers provide simple and reliable cooling of exhaust gases in cement production.
Appl i c at i on Conditioning towers in the cement industry are used for cooling exhaust gases from the kiln before they are conveyed to the electrostatic precipitators. The hot exhaust gases enter the top section of the vertical, cylindrically-shaped and insulated tower for cooling by water injec- tion. The gases are drawn through the condi- tioning tower by a fan. There are three different standard inlet types named W, V, and C, the choice depending on the installation and the position of the fan. There is a special version of the W-type with a single inlet, called the L-type. All inlet types are horizontally adjustable 360. FLS Conditioning Towers LYR in the cement industry treat exhaust gases with temperatures between 300 and 400 C, cooling them down to 150 C. However, conditioning towers capable of handling gases up to 1000 C are also avail- able. The conditioning towers are standard de- signed for an underpressure of 300 mm WG or 800 mm WG. Apart from these, standard condi- tioning towers designed for higher WG values are also obtainable. The freshwater used for the conditioning pro- cess must be mechanically cleaned in an 0.5 Desi gn and oper at i on 1 Gas inlet 2 Nozzle platform 3 Inspection door 4 Supporting ring 5 Gas outlet 6 Drag chain 7 Inspection and clean out cover 8 Sluice mm coarse filter. Water containing more than 500 mg CaC0 3 /l H 2 O can give rise to problems. The water has to be stored in a reservoir from where it passes through a double fine filter (100 micron mesh) for further purification in order to reduce the nozzle wear. The water is pumped to the system of spillback nozzles in the conditioning tower at a pressure of 35 bars. All the nozzles, which atomise solely by water pressure, are fed from the same pres- sure pipe with a joint return pipe to the reservoir. Each water spillback nozzle lance is fitted with a coarse filter to retain impurities from the pipe system after the fine filter and two non-return valves to minimise the water dripping from the nozzles if the pump stops operating. The non- return valve at inlet has an opening pressure of approximately 0.5 bar. The nozzle lances are available with one, three or four nozzles. The conditioning process is monitored by a thermosensor at the exhaust gas outlet. The con- stant temperature is maintained by continuous regulation of the injected water by a motorised regulation valve in the return pipe and a controller. The water regulation - without changing the amount of nozzles- is 10:1. The dust not conveyed to the electrostatic precipitator via the exhaust gases is collected in the bottom of the conditioning tower and extracted by a drag chain conveyor and a double flap sluice. As the moisture in this accumulated dust can cause transport difficulties, a thermosensor fitted in the bottom hopper registers heat varia- tions and generates an alarm signal. Because of the uncomplicated system used in FLS Conditioning Towers the operation and maintenance are simple. The type names given to FLS Conditioning Towers e.g. LYR 250 x 63 indicate the following: LYR = vertical/gas-stream downward/ water spill back nozzle. 250 = effective height (dm), 63 = diameter (dm). Di mensi oni ng Example: 4500 m 3 /min. exhaust gases with a temperature of 350C to be cooled down to 150C. Type 300 mm WG or Type 800 mm WG. Solution: Conditioning tower, LYR 250 x 63 Height (H): 25 m, Diameter (D): 6.3 m, Water consumption: 12 m 3 /h, Theoretical power consumption: 29 kW, Minimum motor size, (29x1.1): 32 kW. Weight: Type 300 mm WG: 30.0+(25x1.12) = 58 t Type 800 mm WG: 30.0+(25x1.40) = 65 t Hx32 4000 1800 6340 3200 2480 900 400 4250 2295 1120 4715 2260 2000 3090 2555 800 850 224 13.0 0.58 0.70 Hx40 5000 2240 7950 4000 3100 1120 475 5000 2860 1400 5920 2820 2500 3870 3060 1000 1063 280 16.0 0.70 0.90 Hx50 6300 2800 10050 5000 3900 1400 560 6000 3595 1800 7485 3530 3150 4820 3655 1250 1330 355 20.0 0.90 1.10 Hx63 8000 3550 12650 6300 4856 1800 560 7100 4525 2240 9475 4450 4000 6060 4435 1600 1700 450 30.0 1.12 1.40 Hx80 10000 4500 15900 8000 6200 2240 670 8500 5740 2650 11840 5650 5300 7650 5425 2000 2130 560 45.0 1.80 1.80 Hx95 11800 5300 18950 9500 7345 2650 750 9500 6785 3350 13985 6720 6300 9070 6310 2360 2510 670 60.0 2.12 2.12 TYPE Dimensions (mm) A B C D E F G H K L M N P R S T U V Y Weight Basic (t) Variable (t/m) Type 300 mm WG Type 800 mm WG S e e
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