Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy (JMPEE)

 

TITLE

Microwave Radiometry for Cement Kiln Temperature Measurements [PDF]

AUTHORS

Karl D. Stephan, Lingyun Wang, and Eric Ryza

2005

40

3

140-144

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Abstract

The maximum temperature inside a cement kiln is a critical operating parameter, but is often difficult or impossible to measure.  We present here the first data that show a correlation between cement kiln temperature measured using a microwave radiometer and product chemistry over an eight-hour period.  The microwave radiometer senses radiation in the 12-13 GHz range and has been described previously [Stephan and Pearce (2002), JMPEE 37: 112-124].