8/11/2019 Guide 30-Rotary Kiln Brick Installation 1 a
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Rotary Kiln Brick Installation Guidelines
1 Rotary Kiln Shell: !"ell s"ould #e ins$ected and free of
de#ris% ie scaling% e&isting
refractory% etc
2 Reference Lines: Reference lines s"ould #e identified for a
#asis of e'aluating installationaccuracy General reco((endation is
to $lace reference lines e'ery fi'e linear feet
3 Into the Kiln: Brick s"ould start against a reference $oint
t"at is $er$endicular to t"e a&is oft"e kiln )n e&isting
retainer ring and/or refractory s"ould #e closely e&a(ined for
*trueness+If t"e reference $oint is ,uestiona#le% a *cut-ro.+ is
reco((ended to ensure t"e #rick areclosely follo.ing t"e
$er$endicular a&is of t"e kiln
4 In the Kiln: "e #rick s"ould #e installed in t"e #otto( of t"e
kiln u$ to t"e s$ring-line of t"ekiln "e #rick courses s"ould #e
installed in a #onded fas"ion% ie o'erla$$ing eac" #rick
.it" eac" additional course oints s"ould #e staggered fro( ring
to ring #y 1/3 t"e #rick.idt" "en t"e #rick (eets t"e s$ring-line%
careful attention s"ould #e gi'en to dri'ing t"e#rick do.n-kiln
using a ru##er or ra."ide-"eaded "a((er o not use (etal "a((ers
toset #rick e generally reco((end #edding-out only 1 linear feet of
#rick #efore closingt"e rings o'er"ead
Brick Installation: Brick s"ould #e fir(ly seated on t"e kiln
s"ell Brick t"at tilts or "acksagainst t"e s"ell s"ould #e
corrected or (agnesia and dolo(ite #rick% correction can #e(ade
.it" (etal $lates 5s"i(s6 or fireclay and "ig" alu(ina #rick%
corrections s"ould #e(ade .it" refractory (ortar o not use c"i$s or
ru##le to fill 'oids% or to $ro$ #rick "enlaying cu$ola #lock
5RKB7s6% t"e #rand face 5notc"ed6 s"ould #e alternated to
acco((odateany draft (olded into t"e s"a$e
Brick Installation Overhead: Brick s"ould #e installed using a
#rick su$$ort rig or $ogosticks e do not reco((end t"e use of
ad"esi'es to install #rick )s t"e #rick is installedo'er"ead% care
s"ould #e taken to s$read t"e key.ay using a "ydraulic $orta-$o.er
or$neu(atic 9ack "ile s$reading t"e ring% #rick at and a#o'e t"e
s$ring lines s"ould #eins$ected for contact .it" t"e s"ell )
general rule of t"u(# is to e&ert no (ore t"an ; oft"e
$u#lis"ed cold-crus"ing strengt" of t"e installed $roduct )fter
s$reading t"e ring% t"e#rick s"ould #e dri'en do.n-kiln using t"e
sa(e tec"ni,ue as descri#ed a#o'e "e #ricks"ould #e keyed using
fitting #rick 5key #rick6 and s"i(s "e fitting s"ould #e installed
usingan alternating $lace(ent (et"od% ie full #rick #et.een fitting
#rick and ne'er line u$ fitting#rick fro( #rick course to #rick
course Place(ent of key #rick s"ould #e 'aried fro( onecourse to
anot"er o not key e'ery ring in t"e sa(e area of t"e s"ell "e #rick
s"ould #einstalled tig"t enoug" so t"e #rick does not se$arate fro(
t"e s"ell as t"e rig is released or
t"e $ogo sticks re(o'ed "e #rick needs to #e fir(ly seated
against t"e s"ell #ot" on t"e#otto( as .ell as t"e to$ of t"e
kiln
Brick Installation< Sawing Shapes< Brick s"ould #e cut
using a #rick sa. o not use a"a((er to c"i$ edges or si=e #rick to
fit a gi'en area In addition% cut #rick s"ould not #eless t"an 2/3
t"e original si=e "en installing cu$ola #lock 5RKB7s6% $lace t"e
cut key a.ayfro( t"e center and close .it" a full% uncut #rick
