Abstract:
The vertical flash tube dryer (1) defines an axial direction (a) and comprises a drying chamber (2) having a lower section (3) and an upper section (4). A feed inlet (5) for product to be dried and an inlet (6) for axial introduction of a drying gas are provided in the lower section. A cooling arrangement (8) for cooling a wall of the drying chamber is provided, and the cooling arrangement (8) consists of a gas cooling arrangement including an inlet (81) for cooling gas located in the wall of the lower section (3) at a position between the inlet (6) for drying gas and the feed inlet (5) as seen in the axial direction.
Abstract:
In a spray drying apparatus,comprising in a usual manner a drying chamber, an air disperser, and at least one pressure nozzle arrangement (4), means are provided for emptying the feed in the nozzle arrangement(s) (4) after the supply of feed from a feed system (5) is halted and before the nozzle arrangement(s) (4) are removed from the drying chamber and positioned in a cleaning system (7). The emptying takes place while maintaining atomization in the nozzle arrangement (4). The feed emptying system (6) comprises a pump (60), a pressurized air/gas source (61) and a conduit (62), and the spray drying apparatus at least one valve (45, 53, 63, 64, 65, 66) allowing switching from the feed system (5) to the feed emptying system (6).
Abstract:
The powder drying system comprises a powder processing unit (1), and a filter unit (400) defining a central vertical axis (405) and including a filtering chamber (401) accommodating a plurality of bag filters (407), each having a bag filter wall and a top opening, a top portion (402), and an exhaust chamber (403) at or near the top portion (402). The filtering chamber (401) is provided with an inlet (410) configured to allow entry of powder carrying gas to be filtered, and the exhaust chamber (403) has an outlet (420) configured to allow exhaust of filtered gas. In the filtering chamber (401), gas flows through the wall of the bag filters (407), upwards and out through the top opening of the bag filters (407), into the exhaust chamber (403) and further to the outlet (420). the inlet (410) of the filtering chamber (401) is positioned at the top portion (402) of the filter unit (400), and that said inlet (410) includes at least one inlet duct section (415) adjacent the filtering chamber (401) and arranged substantially centrally in the top portion (402) of the filter unit (400).
Abstract:
A powder drying system comprising at least one powder processing unit (1), at filter unit (4) including a plurality of bag filters (7), and a cleaning arrangement (10) including at least one gas nozzle (11) associated to a respective bag filter (7) for cleaning thereof, said nozzle (11) having a nozzle inlet (11i), a nozzle throat (11t) and a nozzle exit (11e), the dimensions of the nozzle including a predefined nozzle inlet diameter (i), a nozzle throat diameter (t), and a nozzle exit diameter (e). The nozzle (11) is provided with a nozzle exit diameter (e) which is larger than the nozzle throat diameter (t) by a ratio in the interval 1.05:1 to 2:1, preferably 1.1:1 to 1.5:1, and even more preferably 1.2:1 to 1.4:1, and most preferred 1.2:1 to 1.3:1.
Abstract:
In a spray drying apparatus, comprising in a usual manner a drying chamber, an air disperser, and at least one pressure nozzle arrangement (4), means are provided for emptying the feed in the nozzle arrangement(s) (4) after the supply of feed from a feed system (5) is halted and before the nozzle arrangement(s) (4) are removed from the drying chamber and positioned in a cleaning system (7). The emptying takes place while maintaining atomization in the nozzle arrangement (4). The feed emptying system (6) comprises a pump (60), a pressurized air/gas source (61) and a conduit (62), and the spray drying apparatus at least one valve (45, 53, 63, 64, 65, 66) allowing switching from the feed system (5) to the feed emptying system (6).