VERTICAL SHAFT BRICK KLIN TECHNOLOGY			VSBK - 3  PALGHAT(Kerala)
	Energy efficient	Environmentally sound	Economically viable

Salient Features of the klin   Number of shafts : 2 Shaft cross section : Shaft 1 - 1m x 1.75m   Shaft 2 - 1m x 2m Shaft height : Equivalent to 11 batches Number of chimneys : 2 per shaft Internal chimneys cross section : 230mm x 380mm Chimney height : 4.5m above the shaft top Roof : Mangalore clay tiles Fluegas inlet rows : 2+1 -> 2 bigger flue Unloading mechanism : Single screw system Shaft cover : Single piece lid -> Three piece interlocking lid Green bricks lifting : Constructed stepped ramp with arrangement for mechanised hoisting of bricks Rated Output About 7500 bricks per day @ 10 batches unloading during 24 hour operation Period of Construction About 45 days during Feb. -March 1998 Cost of Construction (Including unloading device) Rs. 2,92,000

Project imlementation, Co-ordinating and environmental monitoring: Development Alternatives Energy Team: Tata Energy Research Institute Project backstopping: and , Switzerland Technology consultants: Energy Research Institute, Henan Academy of Sciences PR china Klin construction and operation Commonwealth Trust (India) Ltd Olavakkode Tile Factory Palghat, Kerala - 678002 Tel. : (0491) 555116

Modification Done Date Flue inlet rows : 2+1-> 2(230mm gaps) July 1998 Shaft cover : Single piece lid -> Three piece lid July 1998 Chimney masonary : Clay mortar ->Cement mortar July 1998 Chimney internal cross section: 170 mm x 410 mm -> 230 mm x 380 mm July 1998

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