Patent ID: 8162659

Claim:
A device for introducing waste substances and/or alternative fuels into a clinker production process, comprising: a tubular housing ( 1 ) comprising a rotor ( 2 ) mounted to be rotational substantially concentrically with an axis of the tubular housing and to be driveable for rotation, said rotor comprising blades ( 3 ) arranged to sweep over an annular space between a rotor shaft of the rotor and a wall of the tubular housing, wherein the blades ( 3 ) are comprised of radially oriented, axially-parallelly extending plates, a plurality of ducts and openings are connected to a shell of the tubular housing ( 1 ), at least a first one of said ducts ( 6 ) is arranged for input of a slurry supply, at least a second one of said ducts is arranged to be offset in a peripheral direction, and a first one of said openings is a discharge opening substantially tangentially connected to the annular space, said discharge opening comprising a discharge cone ( 7 ) that is configured for discharge of a disintegrated and homogenized pumpable mass and is positioned substantially in alignment with the discharge opening.