Right Approach for Chute Design-Handling Alternative Fuels in Cement Plants

The Indian Cement industry is targeting to replace 25% of coal by utilizing Alternative Fuels (AFs) by 2030. However, available AFs in India have different characteristics & properties, and handling multiple types of AFs with a single system is a challenge. Although the technical know-how for AFs material handling equipment is well established now,  yet the transfer of material from one equipment to another through a transfer chute may lead to jamming issues if the chute is not designed as per AFs properties and equipment kinetic parameters. Transfer chute design is often overlooked, leading to build-up, blockage, and wear in chutes. This presentation covers right approach to design the transfer chute while handling various types of alternative fuels by utilizing DEM Application.

Presented as part of the virtual ATCx DEM in November 2022.
Speaker: Kapil Kukreja, Group Manager & Programme Leader - Project Engineering and System Design, National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCCBM)
Duration: 18 minutes