Cement Kilns: Design features of rotary kilns
The early commercially successful rotary kilns in Britain were nearly all "straight" cylinders, the exceptions being those at Norman (1904). Lengthening of the early kilns at Wouldham and Bevans resulted in kilns with enlarged burning zones, while the lengthened kilns at Swanscombe had enlargements at both ends. Among new installations from 1909 to 1914, only 15 out of 44 …
