Loesche - Heat Balance Calculation

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Composition % Moisture %
Limestone 40 4 5.63
Marl 50 6 11.06
Sand 7 10 2.67
Iron ore 3 7 0.78
Total 100 20.14 t/h
Mill output 379.86 t/h
Feed 400 t/h
Moisture on finish product 0.5 %

Gas Flow Balance

Inputs Outputs
Amount (t/h) Nm3/h % Nm3/h
Mill inlet gas flow 330000 84.1 Mill outlet gas flow 392572
Water from feed 20.14 25176 6.4
Water injection 5 6250 1.6
False air 31147 7.9
TOTAL 392572 100 392572

In a vertical roller mill the % of false air is usely between 5 and 10%
330000 Nm3/h on wet
Gas coming from the kiln 270°C 307230 Nm3/h on dry Gas temperature 100°C
% th/h %
CO2 26.1 9687 CO2 23.07
O2 6.77 1812 O2 8.39
CO 0.1 26 CO 0.06
N2 67.2 17363 N2 68.53
H20 6.9 2250 H20 11.8
100.17 31137 100.05

Heat balance
Inputs
t/h or Nm3/h T° (°C) kCal/Nm3 th/h th/toutput
or kCal/kg
Hot gases from kiln 330000 270 31137 81.97
Mill feed 379.86 20 3.9 1481 3.9
Water from feed 25176 20 7 176 0.5
Water injection 6250 10 3.5 22 0.1
False air 31147 25 7.7 240 0.63
Kiln dust 21 270 55 1155 3.0
Table motor energy 2353 6.2
TOTAL 36565 96.3
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100

100

392572 Nm3/h on wet

346248.8542 Nm3/h on dry
th/h
3363
909
6
7261
1654
13193 17944 17496 -2.496

Outputs
% t/h or Nm3/h T° (°C) kCal/Nm3 th/h th/toutput
or kCal/kg
85.2 Gases 392572 100 13193 34.7
4.1 Kiln dust 21 90 16.7 351 0.9
0.5
0.1 Kiln feed 380 90 18.5 7027 18.5
0.7 Water vaporisation 25.14 636 15989 42.1
3.2 Convexion + radiation 702 1.8
6.4
100.0 TOTAL 37263 98.1

Difference 2 %
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35.4
0.9

18.9
42.9
1.9

100.0