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shaft kiln

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shaft kiln [′shaft ¦kil]
(engineering)
A kiln in which raw material fed into the top, moves down through hot gases flowing up from burners on either side at the bottom, and emerges as a product from the bottom; used for calcining operations.


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Many producers use inefficient shaft kilns, which the West started to abandon at the beginning of the 20th Century.
The company plans construction of two new rotary lime kilns, which will replace the shaft kilns built in 1924.
David Singleton, Global Stone's president said: "The commissioning of the new state-of-the-art coal-fired vertical shaft kiln at Global Stone Tenn Luttrell will provide the company with energy efficient lime production to meet increasing demand within our market area.
 
 
 
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