Hot cement clinker cooler pocket grate
OwnerA. J. Bartoletto, Ronald W. T. Birchardinventors
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Abstract
Cooler pocket grate for use in conveying hot clinker from discharge end of cement kiln to cooled clinker processing area. Alternate stationary and moving grates constructed as stainless steel castings are provided with upper surface ridges having through holes for fan driven cooling air from underlying cooler bed compartments. Intermediate pockets between ridges retain clinker which serves as a grate wear resistant interface with kiln discharged hot clinker conducted along the cooler bed.
Claims18
Cooler pocket grate for longitudinal progressive transport of hot clinker on cooling bed, alternating rows of grates having overlapping alternating movable and stationary grates, each row of stationary grates being secured to stationary frame means (18), each row of movable grates being reciprocated by moving frame means (20) characterized by said grates having pocket grate construction with upper surface spaced ridges providing between said ridges intermediate surface clinker retention pockets for clinker-to-clinker drive engagement with superimposed hot clinker bed.
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