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).

A hemp biomass drying assembly that is disposed within a structure and having a central lift assembly, a rotatable tine assembly, an auger assembly, and a track drive assembly that are all connected to a control system to activate and operate all assemblies. The drying assembly has multiple modes of operation that include a spreading mode, a leveling mode, and stirring mode, and an unloading mode.

A hemp biomass drying assembly that is disposed within a structure and having a central lift assembly, a rotatable tine assembly, an auger assembly, and a track drive assembly that are all connected to a control system to activate and operate all assemblies. The drying assembly has multiple modes of operation that include a spreading mode, a leveling mode, and stirring mode, and an unloading mode.

A seed flow chamber for handling seed and grain commodity, especially for use with a seed treatment applicator. Seed flow is received through an upper inlet opening configured to receive a flow of seed and discharged through a lower discharge opening. A diverging guide member splits the seed flow. A converging guide member disposed below the diverging guide member reunites the seed flow prior to discharge. The converging member has a downward sloping surface and an air vent, such as a plurality of airflow apertures connected to a plenum. The air vent is configured to communicate with an air supply. A vacuum vent—disposed below the diverging guide member—is configured to communicate with a vacuum source. A fan system recirculates air between the air vent and the vacuum vent. Dehumidifier may condition the air supply to assist with drying.

A seed flow chamber for handling seed and grain commodity, especially for use with a seed treatment applicator. Seed flow is received through an upper inlet opening configured to receive a flow of seed and discharged through a lower discharge opening. A diverging guide member splits the seed flow. A converging guide member disposed below the diverging guide member reunites the seed flow prior to discharge. The converging member has a downward sloping surface and an air vent, such as a plurality of airflow apertures connected to a plenum. The air vent is configured to communicate with an air supply. A vacuum vent—disposed below the diverging guide member—is configured to communicate with a vacuum source. A fan system recirculates air between the air vent and the vacuum vent. Dehumidifier may condition the air supply to assist with drying.

The electrode drying device includes a transfer unit that transfers an electrode sheet having an electrode slurry coated onto the current collector, and a drying chamber including an inflow port where the electrode sheet transferred by the transfer unit enters, wherein an interrupting member for adjusting the flow amount or flow velocity of outside air flowing in a drying chamber is formed at the inflow port, and a height of a central part of the interrupting member is different from a height of a peripheral part of the interrupting member.

The electrode drying device includes a transfer unit that transfers an electrode sheet having an electrode slurry coated onto the current collector, and a drying chamber including an inflow port where the electrode sheet transferred by the transfer unit enters, wherein an interrupting member for adjusting the flow amount or flow velocity of outside air flowing in a drying chamber is formed at the inflow port, and a height of a central part of the interrupting member is different from a height of a peripheral part of the interrupting member.

The invention relates to a treatment tunnel, to a production system, and to a treatment module (100) for a treatment tunnel (200) which has treatment modules (100) following one another in the longitudinal direction (L), the treatment module comprising an inner housing (102), which has at least one surface element (104, 105, 106, 107, 108) composed of prefabricated cassettes (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17). The surface element (104, 105, 106, 107, 108) is divided, in the longitudinal direction, into a pitch corresponding to at least one cassette width (90, 92). The cassettes (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17) are arranged within the surface element (104, 105, 106, 107, 108) with their longitudinal sides (68) perpendicular to and with their transverse sides (66) parallel to the longitudinal extent (140), at least in some regions, and/or the cassettes (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17) are arranged within the surface element (104, 105, 106, 107, 108) with their transverse sides (66) perpendicular to and with their longitudinal sides (68) parallel to the longitudinal extent (140) of the surface element (104, 105, 106, 107, 108), at least in some regions.

The invention relates to a treatment tunnel, to a production system, and to a treatment module (100) for a treatment tunnel (200) which has treatment modules (100) following one another in the longitudinal direction (L), the treatment module comprising an inner housing (102), which has at least one surface element (104, 105, 106, 107, 108) composed of prefabricated cassettes (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17). The surface element (104, 105, 106, 107, 108) is divided, in the longitudinal direction, into a pitch corresponding to at least one cassette width (90, 92). The cassettes (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17) are arranged within the surface element (104, 105, 106, 107, 108) with their longitudinal sides (68) perpendicular to and with their transverse sides (66) parallel to the longitudinal extent (140), at least in some regions, and/or the cassettes (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17) are arranged within the surface element (104, 105, 106, 107, 108) with their transverse sides (66) perpendicular to and with their longitudinal sides (68) parallel to the longitudinal extent (140) of the surface element (104, 105, 106, 107, 108), at least in some regions.

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.