Mantle scanners that continuously monitor the Rotary Kiln shell temperature have played a key role in the economic performance of the cement production process.
Difficulties
In the cement industry, saving on operating costs is partly related to keeping equipment running longer and more efficiently, reducing the risk of unexpected downtime, and optimizing preventive maintenance operations. In particular, the oven shell should be monitored closely.
High-performance infrared sensors can provide live temperature data as the oven shell rotates. It allows control room operators to keep the furnace shell under high surveillance 7/24 and indicate when alarm levels are reached on critical parameters such as hot spot detection, tire slippage or coating loss via the shell's thermal map display.
However, thermal scanners are not just emergency alert tools. They can offer the maintenance manager valuable features to plan preventive actions and extend the life of the furnace.
Solutions
HGH's scanners and cameras allow monitoring of the entire heating process. Combining live and stored data, it provides accurate measurements on critical parameters of the kiln, such as global temperature map, brick and cladding thickness, kiln speed, tire slip and thermal drift:
Benefits
HGH's Kilnscan and Pyroscan systems are not only emergency alert tools, they also assist maintenance personnel in creating a predictive maintenance schedule.
