Turkey: Soma Cimento has ordered a 4000t/day clinker production line from KHD for its plant at Soma near Manisa. The contract includes engineering, equipment supply, and supervision of erection and commissioning, including KHD’s Simulex plant simulation system, which will simulate the operation of the plant. Commissioning of the plant is scheduled for the spring of 2018.
The core components of KHD’s new line are: a five-stage KHD Preheater with Pyroclon-R LowNOx AF calciner, equipped with Pyrotop compact mixing chamber, tertiary air duct and Pyrobox calciner firing system; a Pyrorapid two-tire rotary kiln, with a diameter of 4.6m; a Pyro-jet kiln burner; and a Pyrofloor clinker cooler equipped with a Pyrocrusher System.
This project will be the third commissioning of KHD’s Low-NOx calciner with Pyroloop Technology in Turkey. It will be KHD’s 51st kiln line in Turkey. No value for the order has bee disclosed.
