Askale Cimento has once again shown confidence in KHD´s advanced technology by placing an order for engineering and equipment supply for its new 3,500 t/d clinker production line at VAN cement plant, located near the town Van, East Anatolian region of Turkey.
Under a contract with Terbay-Aybars Is Ortakligi as general contractor, KHD received the order for engineering, equipment supply and supervision of erection and commissioning including on-shore training.
The new kiln line with similar design as kiln line II at Askale´s Erzurum cement plant, awarded to KHD in 2006 and in operation since end of 2007, will be erected near the existing line I in Van with a capacity of 850 t/d clinker.
Core components with KHD design are:

• 5-stage Humboldt preheater with PYROCLON® R calciner equipped with
  PYROTOP® compact mixing chamber and tertiary air duct with dust settling chamber,
  PYROBOX calciner firing system for coal dust,
• PYRORAPID® two-tire rotary kiln with diameter 4.6 m x 54.0 m long.
• PYRO-JET® kiln burner for coal and fuel oil,
• PYROFLOOR® clinker cooler equipped with a hammer-type clinker crusher and controlled by PFC Control System.

The new cooler will be the third PYROFLOOR® system installed at cement plants of Askale Cimento in Turkey.

Commissioning of the plant is scheduled for summer 2012.