FCT Combustion wins kiln conversion contract in Chile

According to Mining News Pro - The project is a conversion of an existing direct-fired rotary kiln into a state of the art indirect-fired kiln using pulverised coal. Delivery for material is scheduled by April 2019 and for it to be commissioned by October 2019.

FCT is responsible for the complete engineering and procurement supply, including the following main equipment: coal bag filter; process ID fan; fire and explosion detection and suppression; coal dosing; multi fuel burner for coal, natural gas and fuel oil; motorised burner trolley; coal pneumatic conveying; primary air fan; emergency cooling; automatic ignition; flame monitoring; and fuel oil pumps and valve train. The project targets are low NOx emissions, better kiln operation and stability and improved fuel consumption.