A system for dewatering a material comprising a first storage for holding a material, the first storage operably connected to a slitter, wherein the slitter receives the material, separates the material into a plurality of clumps, and deposits the plurality of clumps of material substantially evenly on a conveyor belt, wherein the conveyor belt is partially porous to allow water to pass through but preventing material from passing through the conveyor belt, and wherein the conveyor belt is operable to convey the material from the slitter to a compression zone; the compression zone comprises at least one high pressure press, the at least one high pressure press comprises at least one hydraulic actuator operably connected to at least one compression plate, the at least one compression plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, and plurality of side surfaces, wherein the at least one hydraulic actuator articulates the at least one compression plates to engage the material positioned on the conveyor belt; the bottom surface comprises a recess substantially proximate the plurality of side surfaces, wherein the recess receives a seal when the at least one compression plate actuates to engage the material on the conveyor belt so the seal forms a substantially water-impervious barrier between the at least one compression plate and the conveyor belt defining a cavity in which the material is compressed; at least one knife positioned proximate the at least one compression plate operable to remove material from the bottom surface of the at least one compression plate after a compression cycle; and at least one drain positioned under the conveyor belt to carry water removed from the material away from the conveyor belt.

Methods for drying a substrate. The methods include the following steps: (a) emitting infrared radiation towards a substrate moving through a process space using an emitter unit comprising at least one infrared emitter, (b) generating at least two process gas streams of a process gas directed towards the substrate, (c) drying the substrate by the action of infrared radiation and process gas on the substrate, and (d) extracting moisture-laden process gas from the process space via an extraction duct, forming an exhaust air stream leading away from the substrate. To specify a drying method which is reproducible and effective and leads to an improved result, in particular in terms of homogeneity and speed of drying of the substrate, the at least two process gas streams are guided to the infrared emitter before they act on the substrate, and an exhaust air stream is spatially assigned to each process gas stream.

Methods for drying a substrate. The methods include the following steps: (a) emitting infrared radiation towards a substrate moving through a process space using an emitter unit comprising at least one infrared emitter, (b) generating at least two process gas streams of a process gas directed towards the substrate, (c) drying the substrate by the action of infrared radiation and process gas on the substrate, and (d) extracting moisture-laden process gas from the process space via an extraction duct, forming an exhaust air stream leading away from the substrate. To specify a drying method which is reproducible and effective and leads to an improved result, in particular in terms of homogeneity and speed of drying of the substrate, the at least two process gas streams are guided to the infrared emitter before they act on the substrate, and an exhaust air stream is spatially assigned to each process gas stream.

A conversion kit (202), which is suitable for the conversion of a treatment plant, in particular an existing treatment plant, for treating workpieces, in particular drying vehicle bodies, wherein the conversion kit (202) comprises the following: one or more auxiliary heating apparatuses (206, 208, 210), which are suitable for heating a clean gas guided in a clean gas guide system (126) and/or fresh air guided in a fresh air guide system (122); and a) a regenerative thermal oxidation apparatus (204) as replacement for an in particular fossil fuel-heated, thermal post-combustion apparatus (142); or b) a regenerative thermal oxidation apparatus (204) as replacement for a fresh air heat exchanger (144) and a converted, in particular fossil fuel-heated, thermal post-combustion apparatus (142) for use as fresh air heat exchanger (150); or c) a regenerative thermal oxidation apparatus (204) as replacement for an in particular fossil fuel-heated, thermal post-combustion apparatus (142) and electrically heated recirculated air modules (214) as replacement for recirculated air modules (110) having heat exchangers or converted recirculated air modules (214) having electrical heating registers instead of heat exchangers.

A system for dewatering a material comprising a slitter, wherein the slitter receives the material, separates the material into a plurality of clumps, and deposits the plurality of clumps of material substantially evenly on a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is partially porous to allow water to pass through but preventing material from passing through. The conveyor belt is operable to convey the material from the slitter to a compression zone; the compression zone comprises at least one high pressure press. The compression plates engages the material positioned on the conveyor belt. At least one knife positioned proximate the at least one compression plate operable to remove material from the bottom surface of the at least one compression plate after a compression cycle; and at least one drain positioned under the conveyor belt to carry water removed from the material away from the conveyor belt.

A system for dewatering a material comprising a slitter, wherein the slitter receives the material, separates the material into a plurality of clumps, and deposits the plurality of clumps of material substantially evenly on a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt is partially porous to allow water to pass through but preventing material from passing through. The conveyor belt is operable to convey the material from the slitter to a compression zone; the compression zone comprises at least one high pressure press. The compression plates engages the material positioned on the conveyor belt. At least one knife positioned proximate the at least one compression plate operable to remove material from the bottom surface of the at least one compression plate after a compression cycle; and at least one drain positioned under the conveyor belt to carry water removed from the material away from the conveyor belt.

Method to recover heat from a drying device for building boards, wherein the drying device includes a plurality of drying zones. The method including: removing an exhaust vapour mixture from at least one of the drying zones, transferring the exhaust vapour mixture with a temperature of 50 C. to 200 C. to a heat recovery column, passing water and the exhaust vapour mixture through internals of the heat recovery column in a non-co-current flow, wherein the internals are defined in terms of two or more theoretical stages.

Method to recover heat from a drying device for building boards, wherein the drying device includes a plurality of drying zones. The method including: removing an exhaust vapour mixture from at least one of the drying zones, transferring the exhaust vapour mixture with a temperature of 50 C. to 200 C. to a heat recovery column, passing water and the exhaust vapour mixture through internals of the heat recovery column in a non-co-current flow, wherein the internals are defined in terms of two or more theoretical stages.

A circulation cleaning device includes a base unit, a carrier unit juxtaposed with the base unit in a conveying direction, a cleaning unit juxtaposed with the carrier unit in the conveying direction, a direction-changing unit juxtaposed with the cleaning device in the conveying direction, and a drying unit disposed between the carrier unit and the direction-changing unit in the conveying direction and juxtaposed with the cleaning device in a transverse direction. A control method of the circulation cleaning device is provided to clean and dry a boat in circulation by moving the boat sequentially through the base unit, the carrier unit, the cleaning unit, the direction-changing unit, the drying unit and back to the base unit.

A circulation cleaning device includes a base unit, a carrier unit juxtaposed with the base unit in a conveying direction, a cleaning unit juxtaposed with the carrier unit in the conveying direction, a direction-changing unit juxtaposed with the cleaning device in the conveying direction, and a drying unit disposed between the carrier unit and the direction-changing unit in the conveying direction and juxtaposed with the cleaning device in a transverse direction. A control method of the circulation cleaning device is provided to clean and dry a boat in circulation by moving the boat sequentially through the base unit, the carrier unit, the cleaning unit, the direction-changing unit, the drying unit and back to the base unit.