Air-Swept Tubular (AST) Dryer

Cutaway view of AST Dryer

Typical AST Dryer plant
1 | Hot air generator | 5 | Cyclone |
2 | Mass flow feeder | 6 | Filter |
3 | AST Dryer | 7 | System fan |
4 | Optional gravity discharge |
Brochure and Publication Downloads
AST Dryer
Languages: German [440 KB] English [1.62 MB] French [423 KB]
Typical Feed Materials
Alumina trihydrate | Bentonite | Bone meal | Brewer's grains | Calcium carbonate |
Cellulose | Ceramic fibre | Cereals | Chicken manure | Citrus pulp |
Coagulated blood | Coal fines | Coconut fibres | Feather meal | Fish meal |
Gluten | Gypsum board | Household waste | Iron oxides | Kaolin |
Magnesium oxide | Mica | Paper sludge | Pigments | Pork skin residues |
PVC resin | Sawdust chips | Seaweed | Sewage sludge | Silica |
Soy protein | Titanium dioxide | Wood flour |
Technical Data
Units | AST 1610 |
AST 2010 |
AST 3012 |
AST 3612 |
AST 4815 |
AST 6018 |
AST 7220 |
AST 8422 |
AST 9624 |
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Heat input | ×106 kJ/h | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 6-9 | 9-15 | 12-18 | 16-24 | 24-30 |
Airflow | am3/h | 2,500 | 3,750 | 6,250 | 10,000 | 22,500 | 37,500 | 45,000 | 60,000 | 75,000 |
Max. evaporation | kg/h H2O | 380 | 570 | 750 | 1,200 | 2,650 | 4,400 | 5,250 | 7,000 | 8,800 |
Motor power | kW | 15 | 22 | 45 | 75 | 110 | 132 | 200 | 250 | 300 |
Length | mm | 3,900 | 4,100 | 5,100 | 5,200 | 6,700 | 8,800 | 10,400 | 11,600 | 12,200 |
Width | mm | 1,200 | 1,500 | 1,800 | 2,200 | 2,900 | 3,500 | 3,800 | 4,200 | 4,600 |
Height | mm | 850 | 1,000 | 1,250 | 1,400 | 1,800 | 2,400 | 2,700 | 3,000 | 3,350 |