Hot stove
A hot stove, just as its name implies, is direct or indirect heating equipment that heats air. It is a specific type of industrial kiln. There are various kinds of hot stoves, which are classified as coal stoves, oil stoves, or gas stoves depending on the fuel they use.
These stoves can also be divided into manual and motor stoves, depending on how the coal is loaded. As a critical part of dryers, it sends hot air to the dryer for drying granular, making the moisture content of the granular fertilizer within the acceptable range. The energy savings and efficiency of the hot stove not only determine the drying effectiveness and capacity of the dryer but also influence the cost. The hot stove is composed of the main body, blower, coal conveyor, grate, discharge device, and stovepipe.
When choosing the type, it is important to consider the heat supply. Calculating the size of hot air is as important as calculating the total heat consumption. There are many different measurement units, and there are certain conversion standards for them. The heat energy unit conversions are as follows:
There are three common expressions of thermal power in China:
- Kcal/h, a metric unit that represents the heat that the stove can provide per hour.
- Ton/hour (t/h), a common term borrowed from stream boiler;
- Megawatt (MW), an international unit, and its basic unit is W, that is, 1MW=1,000,000 W;
The conversion formula of Kcal to Mw to t is as follows:
600,000 Kcal/h=1t/h=0.7MW
