The heat and mass transport occurring through a rotary kiln has many industrial
applications, such as organic or mineral materials manufacturing. The originality of this …

In this study, we systematically compared the accuracy and computational cost of two
popular solution methods for the radiative transfer equation (RTE): the spherical harmonics …

In this work, a steady discrete unified gas kinetic scheme (SDUGKS) is proposed to solve the
steady radiative transfer equation (RTE), which is an improvement of the original SDUGKS …

A 2D axisymmetric computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model, coupled to a 1D bed model,
has been developed to capture the key processes that occur within rotary lime kilns. The …

Radiative heat transfer in particulate systems is important in various applications. Radiation
distribution factor (RD) and its extension to continuum scale, radiation distribution function …

Emerging high-temperature applications require a deeper understanding of radiative heat
transfer in particulate systems, while existing theoretical tools are still limited in estimating …

As an eco‐friendlier way to manage mining waste, the use of solar energy to dry phosphate
sludge in a rotary dryer is envisioned. As a first step toward this end, a design study for a …

The study of heat transfer in granular flows has extensive applications. This paper reports an
experimental investigation of the heat transfer behavior in an indirectly heated rotary drum …

This work analyzes the heat transfer conditions in a rotary kiln used for the heat treatment of
iron ore pellets in the grate-kiln process. The analysis concerns conditions relevant to fuel …

Kiln process fans play a crucial role in the cement manufacturing process. This article
presents a study on the use of machine learning models to predict kiln process fan vibrations …