F26B25/002

Drying system
11168939 · 2021-11-09 · ·

The present invention relates to a drying system, and according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a drying system comprising a transfer conveyor for transporting particles, a particle dispersing device including a rotary member provided at one side of the transfer conveyor and having a rotation center, a drive part for rotating the rotary member and a particle supply part mounted on the rotary member having particles stored therein, and a heating part for drying the particles on the transfer conveyor in a transfer process, wherein the heating part comprises a heat exchanger and a blast fan, and is provided such that air discharged from the blast fan is supplied to the transfer conveyor after passing through the heat exchanger.

Process for lyophilising a product

The present invention relates to a process for lyophilising a product (3), comprising the steps of providing a bulk product (3) loading system in the form of a bag (1), the bag (1) having an interior and an exterior defined by a flexible wall, the bag (1) further comprising a filling port (5) providing access to the interior of the bag (1), filling a product (3) having a first moisture content into the interior of the bag (1) via the filling port (5), and exposing the product (3) in the interior of the bag (1) to a lyophilisation cycle such that the moisture content of the product (3) is reduced from the first moisture content to a second, lower, moisture content.

Biomass drying system and method
11656027 · 2023-05-23 · ·

A system that facilitates the controlled drying of biomass is provided. The system and method provides automated control over the rate of drying and the moisture content of the resulting product. The system and method also includes auto-loading and unloading, thereby providing a fully automated process. The system and method can be adapted to match the scale of the production and therefore has applicability for large operations as well as micro operations. In addition, since the drying rate and moisture content of the material being dried is monitored and controlled, the system and method can be used to dry products for a wide range of different applications (e.g., drying hemp for medical use as well as for industrial use).

AUTONOMOUS CROP DRYING, CONDITIONING AND STORAGE MANAGEMENT
20220397871 · 2022-12-15 ·

A post-harvest crop management platform is provided for regulating conditions of an agricultural crop being dried and/or stored. The platform utilizes data collected from sensors positioned proximate to, or embedded within, an agricultural crop, and analyzes selected crop characteristics affecting the stored crop in multiple sections thereof. The platform identifies parameters relative to achieving a desired crop characteristic level in the agricultural crop, generates a profile of the selected crop characteristic across the multiple sections of the stored crop, and models an application of a fluid flow pattern to achieve the desired crop characteristic level in each section. The crop storage monitoring and management platform also actuates a multi-stack assembly, configured within the stored crop, to automatically apply the fluid flow pattern in one or more cycles that are adjustable to changing conditions within the stored crop in real time. The crop storage monitoring and management platform further integrates with, and connects to and communicates with, other systems within an autonomous field activity ecosystem.

DRYING APPARATUS FOR POWDER RAW MATERIAL FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY CELL WITH ELECTRIC HEATER
20230221072 · 2023-07-13 ·

The present disclosure relates to a drying apparatus for a powder raw material for manufacturing a secondary cell with an electric heater. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a plurality of independently controlled heaters are mounted on a main body of an apparatus in which a plurality of heating regions are defined, and the temperature deviation of the internal chamber can reduce by providing the amount of heat supplied to each heating region through the control of the plurality of heaters. The main body of the apparatus includes a cylindrical portion in which the powder raw material is accommodated and sidewalls on both sides of the cylindrical portion, and by installing heaters on the cylindrical portion and the sidewalls, respectively, the entire region defining the main body of the apparatus can be evenly heated.

Continuous multi-chamber process
11439961 · 2022-09-13 ·

An installation for carrying out a continuous multi-stage industrial process includes a housing that defines a first space and a second space that is connected to the first through a first connecting channel. Different pressure conditions prevail in these spaces during the course of the process. A process material is passed sequentially through the first space, the first connecting channel and the second space. A transported material is provided in the first connecting channel to form a free-flowing sealing zone with the process material and ensures that different process conditions will be maintained in the two spaces, and in particular that different pressures will be maintained in the two spaces. The invention also relates to a multi-stage continuous industrial process using such an installation.

Drying apparatus for granular materials and drying method for granular materials
11435140 · 2022-09-06 · ·

A drying apparatus for granular materials in which granular materials in a drying tank are heated and dried; the drying apparatus includes a moving mechanism to move the granular materials in the drying tank; and a control section to control the moving mechanism so as to move the granular materials in the drying tank upon determining that temperature of the granular materials around a heating portion in the drying tank exceeds a glass transition temperature.

Method and Device for Drying Fine Particulate Material Such As Fracking Sand

A device and method for drying fine particulate. A parallel flow rotary drum dryer is used to dry the particulate material. There is a combustion chamber for the burner, located upstream of the dryer inlet, and the burner flame is limited to the combustion chamber so the fine particulate material does not come into direct contact with the burner flame. The output from the dryer passes through a knock-out box including a baffle system with a plurality of narrow gaps to create a pressure drop to slow down the gas flow and enable the entrained fine mesh dry particulate to drop out through a bottom outlet before the effluent gas is sent to the dust collection/air filtration system.

Apparatus for Storing Dry Material
20220279727 · 2022-09-08 ·

A modular, low-profile apparatus for storing dry agricultural products has a horizontal configuration with coaxial aeration tubes and bi-directional distribution and dispensing augers. The apparatus provides access to dry agriculture products for storing, mixing, aerating, loading, unloading and processing.

Device for conveying and feeding wet material for cross-flow hot air combine harvester

A device for conveying and feeding wet material for a cross-flow hot air combine harvester, the device consisting of a hot air pumping part and a material conveying part. The hot air pumping part uses an air suction pump (4) to pump a flow of hot waste air from an engine radiator (1) of the combine harvester by means of an air suction pipeline (3) so as to provide hot air flow for the material conveying and feeding device. The material conveying part consists of a chain harrow-type conveying groove structure (A) and a cross-flow air chamber structure (B), wherein the chain harrow-type conveying groove structure (A) is used for forcibly conveying and feeding a material; and the cross-flow air chamber structure (B) uses hot air to dry the material, blows to assist in feeding the material, and uses a cross-flow air wheel (14) to forcibly feed the material.