| |
The goals of the project may be summarised as
follows:
1. To build a design tool: To develop an application capable of
predicting all the variables, both chemical and thermophysical,
throughout the length of the Kiln. Traditionally, the design
of rotary kilns is based mainly on the knowledge derived from
experience in the building of such kilns. A tool such as the
one proposed here will constitute the technical basis when taking
design decisions, such as the lengths to assign to each section,
etc…
2. To build a support tool for other design steps: The selfsame
philosophy employed in the building of the tool, as well as its
development within the environment of an application such as ANSYS,
will permit the immediate exporting of results, which may be employed
in other design steps (mechanical analysis), which may in turn
be carried out within the same application.
3. To build a simulation tool: Another aspect to be developed
consists in the prediction of the behaviour of the equipment when
faced with variations in its operating conditions. This will enable
the carrying out of sensitivity analyses, thus predicting the
behaviour of the equipment with respect to future alterations.
|
