Rotary Dryer Design 101: Defining Your Materials Part 1 – Percent Moisture

This article was co-authored by:

Shane Le Capitaine
Thermal Processing Expert

Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

Lab Testing

Rotary dryers are used prolifically throughout industrial processing operations to dry bulk solids, helping to prevent downstream equipment from clogging, creating a more flowable feedstock, and producing a finished product ready for market.  Achieving optimal performance of a rotary dryer is the result of finding …

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Photo of the Week: Castable Refractory

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Jenny Seim
Technical Writer

Castable Refractory in a Rotary Kiln

This week’s photo comes from the FEECO Fabrication Facility, where our team is assembling castable refractory inside of a kiln. Refractory is a crucial component in direct fired rotary kilns. It insulates and protects the kiln’s shell from high internal temperatures, and also maintains heat retention. …

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What is Calcination?

This article was authored by:

Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

Calciner

Calcination is the process of heating a solid material in order to cause chemical separation of its components. The diversity of chemical separation lends calcination to accomplishing a range of objectives, from the removal of chemically bound (crystalline) water, to the volatilization of contaminants from …

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