Analytical and numerical analysis of the tire tightening system of a cement kiln
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Author(s)
Fakkoussi, S El
Moustabchir, H
Elkhalfi, A
Pruncu, Catalin
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The rotary cement kiln forms a major part of any cement works. The kiln is a large cylindrical structure where the raw materials are brought together and heated to form clinker, the base material of cement. To ensure production plant reliability and product quality an understanding and evaluation of the kiln design parameters is of paramount importance. This paper presents a solution for evaluating the mechanical strength of the shims, vital components in the drive system. These parts transmit the rotational drive to the kiln drum, and are subject to large mechanical and thermal stresses. The results of this study enable a reliable plan for preventive maintenance of the kiln furnaces to be developed. The methodology employed detects the mechanical and thermal stresses distributed on the surface of the shim while the working cycle are active, and uses both mechanical theory and numerical simulation by the Finite Elements Method (FEM) under the ANSYS software. The numerical results provide an authoritative guide to the accurate prediction of the optimal preventative maintenance interval for the rotary cement kilns drive element.
Date Issued
2019-06-03
Date Acceptance
2019-05-25
Citation
International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing, 2019, 14, pp.359-366
ISSN
1955-2505
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Start Page
359
End Page
366
Journal / Book Title
International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing
Volume
14
Copyright Statement
© The Author(s) 2019. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
Identifier
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12008-019-00592-5
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Engineering, Manufacturing
Engineering
Rotary kiln
Maintenance time
Binder
Casing
Numerical simulation
ANSYS
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-06-03