This type of furnace allows
powders to be heated and agitated inside a furnace by using a rotating
drive system. This ensures that all the powder is exposed to the atmosphere
and provides laboratory scale simulation of industrial rotary calcining
kilns. Known as the Rotary Reactor, this furnace is available in two
standard sizes - more information here
Other standard tube furnaces can be fitted with various
options, including plain tubes in ceramic, quartz or heat resisting
metal alloys*, shaped vessels in metal or quartz incorporating agitation
blades, tilting mechanisms to control the powder throughput (with input
and output hoppers for continuous operation), variable speed drives
and atmosphere control systems.
* Suitable for use with CTF 12/--/1090 and TZF 12/--/1090
only.
