Energy survey of the coal based sponge iron industry
Abstract A survey is made on a typical coal based Indian sponge iron plant of capacity 500 t/d in order to identify the largest energy losses Nomenclature hr heat transfer coefficient from outer surface of rotary kiln to outside atmosphere, kJ/h m 2 D diameter, m L length, m m mass flow rate, kg/h T temperature, °C Q heat load, kJ/h Cp