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AFS SKEWER BURNER TECHNOLOGY • OPTIMIZING WHOLE TIRE FUEL FOR PRECALCINER KILNS

AFS SKEWER BURNER TECHNOLOGY • Prepared by: John Tiernan • Presented by: Raul Montes de Oca

INTRODUCTION Challenges of using whole tire fuel in precalciner kilns • Sulfur Cycle • Localized Reduction History of Suspension Burning The Latest in Suspension Burning Technology Maximum Performance Potential

Precalciner Kil iln - Tire Fuel P Performance Precalciner kilns are typically limited in the amount of whole-tire fuel they can burn. • Traditionally tires are fed in to the low oxygen environment of the kiln backend • Localized Reducing Conditions • Excessive sulfur buildup • 5% to 10% substitution rates

Double Gate Airlock Valve DOUBLE GATE AIRLOCK VALVE TIRE CHUTE KILN BACK END FEED SHELF

Cause for Limited Feed Shelf Firing Extended Sulfur Cycle In Precalciner Kilns DOUBLE GATE AIRLOCK VALVE Riser Duct Localized Reducing COAL BURNERS 2% Excess Oxygen High Temps of 1050° C

Whole Tire Suspension Burning SUSPENSION BURNERS COAL BURNERS

Rack-Style Suspension Burner System La Calera, Chile • 1 tph per burner • No sulfur buildup issues from tires

The La Calera, Chile Rack-Style Suspension Burner System

The La Calera, Chile Rack-Style Suspension Burner System 3 Phase Project starting in 2001 • Testing Burner • Automated Burner with Hook Elevator • Second Burner in 2007

The La Calera, Chile Rack-Style Suspension Burner System • Allows for 2 car tires or 1 truck tire • Wire buildup on forks was an ongoing Rack Style Suspension Burners provide 0.7 to 1 ton per hour of whole tyre fuel

The problem that inspired the idea of skewer

The Skewer Originally designed to suspend a shish kabob… and now your tires

THE SKEWER BURNER since 2013

Rod Length = Feed Rate Feed rate rule of thumb 2.0 m = 2.0 tph 1 tph / 1 meter of skewer rod

Rod Length = Feed Rate Feed rate rule of thumb 4 m = 4 tph 1 tph / 1 meter of skewer rod

The First Skewer Suspension Burner For TXI Midlothian Skewer Suspension Burner prototype

New Spanning Skewer with Wire Removal for San Gabriel DOUBLE GATE AIRLOCK VALVE WEIGHT AND DIAMETER MEASUREMENTS HOT RAM LOADING CHAMBER SKEWER ROD WIRE RECOVERY

New Spanning Skewer with Wire Removal • Enclosed loading chamber • No hydraulics • Electric servo motors • Air cylinders for airlock valve

Skewer Rod Life • Shown is skewer rod after 12 months use in calciner. • Rated for 1,200°C. • First rod was used for a total of 36 months

Cantilevered Skewer vs. Spanning Skewer CALCINER OD Spanning Skewer Cantilevered Skewer

Truck Tire Performance • 4 truck tires per meter of skewer • 5 car tires per meter of skewer • Truck tires are 4.5 x heavier • 180 kgs vs 50 kgs / meter • 3.6 time more fuel / meter • Less problematic in conveyors • Overall excellent fuel for skewer

FUEL COST SAVINGS EXAMPLE COMPLETE SKEWER SYSTEM INCLUDING: SEMI-AUTOMATIC HANDLING SYSTEM WITH INSTALLATION • 3 tons/hour x 330 days of system operation = 23,760 metric tons of tire fuel annually • Approximate tyre heat value 1.2 times coal = Replacement of 28,512 tons of coal annually • Coal cost savings of $100/ton = $2.85 million/year fuel cost savings • Approximate turnkey system cost $2.0 million USD Approximately 9 month return on investment

AFS Fully Automatic Tire Feeding Systems

La Calera Chile System Hook Elevator System MAINTENANCE PLATFORM HOOK ELEVATOR CENTERING CONVEYOR MANUAL LOADING BELT

San Gabriel Skewer Burner System 4.0 t/h SKEWER LOADING Rated SYSTEM capacity 5m SKEWER ROD FOR COMBUSTION CONVEYOR 5.7 m O.D. SYSTEM FROM CALCINER GROUND LEVEL

SUMMARY Precalciner kilns are whole-tire fuel limited when tires are fed to the kiln backend, which causes localized reducing conditions leading to excessive sulfur buildup in the riser duct and upper vessels. The Skewer Suspension Burner enables cement kilns to retain high amounts of whole-tire fuel in the optimal burning position of the oxygen rich calciner. As a result, precalciner kilns can burn higher amounts of whole-tire fuel without creating additional CO or SO2 from tire combustion.

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Preguntas?

Localized Reduction • Reduction involves a decrease in oxygen and in this case it is a decrease in the raw material oxygen • The gas stream is being reduced by the volatiles in the fuel • When the volatiles deplete the gas stream of its oxygen, this leaves no oxygen for the slower burning fixed fuel carbon • The fixed fuel carbon needs its oxygen for combustion from somewhere and finds it in the raw material sulfur This is localized reduction