4   Internal face of floating kiln tyres

The lubrication of internal face of floating kiln tyres is very important in order to obtain good service conditions (allow a movement of tyres on the kiln’s shell which is necessary due to temperature difference between the shell and the tyre in order to avoid scuffings).

For this application LUBRILOG developed lubricants with high graphite content.

Both lubricants we propose have been used since many years by the most famous Groups using rotary drums :

• GRAFOLOG 1278 S
• GRAKOTE FLUID

Lubrilog suitable lubricants :

LUBRICANTS				CHARACTERISTICS
Name					Detail
GRAKOTE FLUID			Paste	grey	High temperature paste
GRAFOLOG 1278 S			Compound	black	Non flammable compound (water + graphite)

GRAFOLOG 1278 S, compound "water + graphite" :

This lubricant is the best solution to comply with modern security norms applying to production sites. Indeed, GRAFOLOG 1278 S never causes fire or pollution. Besides, this compound presents a significant cost advantage comparing to the traditional pastes and greases.

GRAKOTE FLUID, paste with graphite :

This high temperature, liquid paste is based on synthetic oil and incorporates graphite and contains additives preventing ignition.

Usually, both products are applied with manual spray system, once a week or every two weeks, depending on the rotation conditions of the kiln.