The air swept tubular dryer


The air-swept tubular dryer is a new concept in drying technology. Manufactured in the United States, it will process anything from low solids slurries to low moisture powders. The flow of material through the dryer is controlled so that the product may be a fine, dry powder or a moist granular material.

Three separate zones in  the dryer
control the rate of drying with the central retention zone determining the residual moisture content and physical size of the product.

High temperature differentials are used but as with most flash dryers, the product temperature is lower than the wet-bulb temperature of the system.

The heat source for the dryer is an oil or gas fired hot air generator, usually integrated with the drying cylinder.

Product collection can be directly from the final zone of the drying tube, from a cyclone or from a bag filter. The dryer is made in 9 sizes with evaporation rates as high as 8t/h.



Some examples of materials processed are:


Alumina trihydrate
Bentonite
Calcium carbonate
Coal fires
Gypsum board
Iron oxides
Kaolin
Magnesium oxide
Silica
Titanium dioxide
Bone meal
Cellulose
Ceramic fibre
Cereals
Gluten
Pigments
PVC resin
Seaweed
Soy protein
Wood flour
Brewer's grains
Chicken manure
Citrus pulp
Coagulated blood
Coconut fibres
Feather meal
Paper sludge
Pork skin residues
Sawdust chips
Sewage sludge



Technical Data:

AIR SWEPT TUBULAR DRYER UNITS AST 1610 AST 2010 AST 3012 AST 3612 AST 4815 AST 6018 AST 7220 AST 8422 AST 9624
Heat Input KJ/h 1.0
x106
1.5
x106
2.5
x106
4.0
x106
6-9
x106
9-15
x106
12-18
x106
16-24
x106
24-30
x106
Air Flow am3/h 2500 3750 6250 10000 22500 37500 45000 60000 75000
Max. Evaporation kg/h 380 570 750 1200 2650 4400 5250 7000 8800
Motor kW 15 22 45 75 110 132 200 250 300
Length mm 3900 4100 5100 5200 6700 8800 10400 11600 12200
Width mm 1200 1500 1800 2200 2900 3500 3800 4200 4600
Height mm 850 1000 1250 1400 1800 2400 2700 3000 3350





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