Computational modeling of aerodynamic characteristics in sprayed and spiraled precalciner

Based on the structural and work characteristics of a spiraled and sprayed precalciner, the RNG k–ε model and the SIMPLE method were used to simulate the aerodynamic characteristics in a sprayed and spiraled precalciner. The simulation results demonstrate that the flow area of airflow was increased abruptly due to the reduced part of the bottom of precalciners, which attributed to a sprayed effect. With the mix of the tertiary air with the swirl flow and secondary air, a high-speed zone was formed in the opposite side of the inlet of tertiary air, in which the highest speed was 32.97 m/s. Moreover, the inlet of raw meal designed in the high-speed zone can be propitious to the decentralization of the raw meal. A back-flow zone was formed near the side of the inlet of tertiary air, in which the velocity was negative. From the analysis of the results, the flow field of the precalciner is composed of a sprayed zone, a high-speed zone, a back-flow zone and cylinder zone; moreover, the simulation results agree with those of the engineering compared to the in situ results. The results also showed that the CFD method can be used to give the basis for optimizing the geometrical design and flow parameters of a precalciner.