The invention discloses a vertical 
kiln, comprising a 
fuel supply device, an 
ignitor, a temperature measuring device, an unloading and discharging device, a 
kiln chamber, a blower, a pipeline, a valve, 
refractory materials, 
refractory fibre materials, heat preserving and reinforcement materials, an iron panel, 
reinforced concrete materials, 
brick-concrete materials, a 
tail gas treating device, a 
kiln preheating chamber, a heating chamber and a 
cooling chamber, wherein, a preheating chamber is communicated with the heating chamber; the 
cooling chamber is communicated with the heating chamber; a feed inlet is arranged at the upper part of the preheating chamber; an air outlet of the preheating chamber is arranged at the upper part of the preheating chamber; a plurality of 
flame paths are arranged at the side wall of the preheating chamber; a plurality of air inlet channels are arranged at the side wall of the 
flame paths; the air 
inlet channel is communicated with the 
flame paths; a 
discharge hole is arranged at the lower part of the 
cooling chamber and is communicated with a 
discharge chamber which is provided with an unloading device. The vertical kiln utilizes hot 
convection, and vortex for 
combustion, saves more energy and protects environment, and can use various fuels, such as 
coal powder, gas and liquid and the like; the materials are heated evenly by utilizing vortex; the materials can naturally move to a preheating zone, a heating zone and a cooling zone by utilizing natural settlement; the vertical kiln of the invention can be used for firing various lump materials, such as 
cement, 
lime, 
alumina and flint clay and the like.