precalciner
precalciner noun: a chamber in which rawmix is heated and partially calcined prior to entering the cement kiln.
Noun
precalciner (plural precalciners)
- A chamber in which rawmix is heated and partially calcined prior to entering the cement kiln.
- The dry process, using preheaters and precalciners, is both economically and environmentally preferable to the wet process because the energy consumption—200 joules per kilogram (J/kg)—is approximately half that for the wet process.1999, “Cement Manufacturing”, in Pollution Prevention and Abatement Handbook, 1998: Toward Cleaner Production, Washington, D.C.: The World Bank Group, →ISBN, page 275, column 1
Forms of precalciner
| plural | precalciners |
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Origin of precalciner
From precalcine + -er.
Questions about precalciner
- What does precalciner mean?
- Precalciner means a chamber in which rawmix is heated and partially calcined prior to entering the cement kiln.
- What part of speech is precalciner?
- Precalciner is a noun.
- What is the plural of precalciner?
- The plural of precalciner is precalciners.
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