A circulating fluidized bed apparatus, using fans, circulating pipes, functional branches and feeding pipes sequentially connected to form one or more circulating channels; the fans and jet streams generated thereby disperse materials into a fluidized state; the fluidized materials circulate and flow at a high speed in the circulating channels to achieve the objectives of the process, efficiently realizing operations such as drying, smashing, evaporating and distilling, concentrating, sieving, mixing, and ultraviolet sterilizing of powdered materials, realizing quick drying at normal temperature, and quickly preparing fresh plant materials into powdered materials at normal temperature. All the operations are performed by one apparatus, thus reducing equipment investment, simplifying production process steps, improving product quality, reducing production costs, and having low energy consumption, wide application and a simple structure.

A circulating fluidized bed apparatus, using fans, circulating pipes, functional branches and feeding pipes sequentially connected to form one or more circulating channels; the fans and jet streams generated thereby disperse materials into a fluidized state; the fluidized materials circulate and flow at a high speed in the circulating channels to achieve the objectives of the process, efficiently realizing operations such as drying, smashing, evaporating and distilling, concentrating, sieving, mixing, and ultraviolet sterilizing of powdered materials, realizing quick drying at normal temperature, and quickly preparing fresh plant materials into powdered materials at normal temperature. All the operations are performed by one apparatus, thus reducing equipment investment, simplifying production process steps, improving product quality, reducing production costs, and having low energy consumption, wide application and a simple structure.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for drying non-fried noodles for obtaining non-fried noodles that are easily loosened without sticking of noodle strings and excellent in restorability. The present invention includes, as a step of drying non-fried noodles, a step of putting gelatinized noodle strings into a retainer, the retainer having one or more small holes in a bottom surface thereof so as to give a ratio of the total area of the small holes to the area of the bottom surface of the retainer of 30% or less, or having no small hole in the bottom surface, that is, the retainer having an aperture ratio of 0 to 30%, and blowing a high-speed air flow, preferably having a wind speed of 50 m/s or higher, from above the retainer toward the noodle strings in the retainer.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for drying non-fried noodles for obtaining non-fried noodles that are easily loosened without sticking of noodle strings and excellent in restorability. The present invention includes, as a step of drying non-fried noodles, a step of putting gelatinized noodle strings into a retainer, the retainer having one or more small holes in a bottom surface thereof so as to give a ratio of the total area of the small holes to the area of the bottom surface of the retainer of 30% or less, or having no small hole in the bottom surface, that is, the retainer having an aperture ratio of 0 to 30%, and blowing a high-speed air flow, preferably having a wind speed of 50 m/s or higher, from above the retainer toward the noodle strings in the retainer.

A malt roaster that includes a roasting chamber having a perforated, air permeable plate enclosing a first end, and an outlet from the roasting chamber positioned on a second end remote from the first end a blower is provided for injecting heated air into the roasting chamber through the air permeable plate at a rate sufficient to fluidize and maintain in an air-suspended condition a predetermined quantity of malt positioned in the roasting chamber for roasting, and a heater is provided for controlling the temperature of the air stream being used to fluidize the malt bed and thereby kiln or roast the malt.

A malt roaster that includes a roasting chamber having a perforated, air permeable plate enclosing a first end, and an outlet from the roasting chamber positioned on a second end remote from the first end a blower is provided for injecting heated air into the roasting chamber through the air permeable plate at a rate sufficient to fluidize and maintain in an air-suspended condition a predetermined quantity of malt positioned in the roasting chamber for roasting, and a heater is provided for controlling the temperature of the air stream being used to fluidize the malt bed and thereby kiln or roast the malt.

The present invention relates to a drying apparatus for a pet, which allows a bathed pet to be stably accommodated in an accommodation space part while drying the hair of the pet, thereby quickly and stably drying the hair of the pet. In order to dry the wet hair of a bathed pet, such as a dog or a cat, by evaporating water, the pet is accommodated in an accommodation space part through a door installed in a container portion of a main body; hot air is sucked through a suction pipe which is installed in an upper frame provided in an upper part of the container portion of the main body to generate appropriate heat, and then a vortex of hot air is generated in the accommodation space part through an air intake vortex generation induction pipe communicated with the accommodation space part, thereby quickly and stably drying the hair of the pet accommodated in the accommodation space part with the vortex having appropriate heat; the vortex is discharged to the outside through a discharge pipe; and the water generated in the dried pet is discharged to the outside through a drain hole of a lower supporting frame.

A method for controlling a residual monomer content of a polymer, wherein when a hot-air temperature and a hot-air velocity are maintained, the controlling method can predict the content of the residual monomer by controlling a hot-air mass ratio without influence of other external factors.

A method for controlling a residual monomer content of a polymer, wherein when a hot-air temperature and a hot-air velocity are maintained, the controlling method can predict the content of the residual monomer by controlling a hot-air mass ratio without influence of other external factors.

There is provided an apparatus for use in drying a sample of geological material having a substantial moisture content. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises a means for providing a flow of heated fluid, and a means for managing the thermal state of the flow of heated fluid. The means for managing the thermal state of the flow of heated fluid is arranged operable with the means for providing a flow of heated fluid so that exposure of the sample to the flow of heated fluid facilitates a reduction of the moisture content of a portion of the sample while substantially preserving one or more chemical and/or physical properties of the portion.