First you must know the function of rotary kiln and shaft kiln, you also have to get their differences.

Rotary Kiln belongs to series of building equipment. It can be divided into cement kiln, metallurgy and chemical kiln, and lime kiln.

Cement Kiln is mainly used in calcining cement clinker, cement plant it has wet method and dry method. Metallurgy and chemical kiln is mainly used in iron firing, Cr, Ni oxidation firing. It is mainly used for Kaolin calcination in the refractory factory, clinker and aluminium hydroxides calcination in aluminium factory. In the chemical kiln, it is mainly used in chrome ore calcination, chrome powder calcination and so on. Lime kiln can be called Active Lime Kiln, is mainly used for active lime and light burning dolomite calcination in iron plant and ferroalloy plant. ■