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Scale Up in Rotary Calciners (SURC)

By Bereket Yohannes

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers University

Predicts temperature distribution in rotating calciners for various particle properties and operating conditions

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Published on 25 Oct 2016
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Abstract

 

SURC is a Matlab based graphic user interface that computes the temperature distribution of particles in rotating calciners (also known as kilns or simply drums). The input parameters for SURC include the thermal, mechanical, and physical properties of the particles, and the operating conditions  (such as the fill level, speed of rotation, and size of calciners). The output includes the minimum, maximum, and average temperature of the particles, and important time parameters that describe the rate of heat transfer. The theories for SURC are based on the article by Scale-up in Rotary Calciners group of  Rutgers Catalyst Manufacturing Consortium. 

Publications

B. Yohannes, H. Emady, K. Anderson, I. Paredes, M. Javed, W. Borghard, F. J. Muzzio, B. J. Glasser, and A. M. Cuitiño, Scaling of heat transfer and temperature distribution in granular flows in rotating drums, Phys. Rev. E 94, 042902 (2016)

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Researchers should cite this work as follows:

  • Bereket Yohannes (2017), "Scale Up in Rotary Calciners (SURC)," https://pharmahub.org/resources/surc.

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  1. Heat Transfer
  2. rotating calciner
  3. tool