1 Introduction In ceramic production, the high energy expenditures for operating the kiln and drying the wares are a crucial cost driver. In Germany, the financial burden of rising outlays for energy...

1 Introduction Owing to the combination of the heat systems of dryer and kiln, the dryer often remains undetected as the major consumer of energy in a brick plant. For the most part, the installation...

All across the sector, the main focus in this respect is on the supply of heat to dryers and preheaters as a means of disburdening in-service natural gas burners. The combination of long runtimes and...

1 Introduction The concept begins by dissolving the kiln/dryer combined heating system, instead supplying the dryer with energy via exergetically optimized heat flow from the kiln exhaust and power...

1 Introduction In trade and industry, energy expenditures constitute a substantial cost factor. In the paper and metal processing sector, for example, energy expenditures often account for 20% to 50%...