Spinning dryer system and methods for use

A spinning dryer system, comprising:

• a turntable surrounded by a plurality of outer positions including at least one of a loading position, a drying position, a dumping position, or a cleaning position, the turntable being configured to rotate about a central axis;
• a plurality of barrel stations coupled to the turntable and disposed on a perimeter of the turntable, wherein each barrel station comprises a barrel coupled to the turntable, a motor coupled to the barrel, and a housing enclosing at least a portion of the barrel, wherein each barrel pivots between an upright position and an inverted position, wherein each motor spins the respective barrel about a respective spin axis, and wherein the housing comprises a first housing segment and a second housing segment, wherein at least one of the first housing segment and the second housing segment is moveable relative to the other;
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• a control system operably coupled to the plurality of barrel stations, the control system comprising a processor and a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor and the control system to perform operations comprising:
• detecting, by the processor, a first empty barrel;
• commanding, by the processor, the control system to rotate the turntable such that the first empty barrel is positioned at the loading position;
• rotating, by the control system, the turntable such that the first empty barrel is positioned at the loading position;
• commanding, by the processor, the control system to spin the first empty barrel at a first speed in response to the first empty barrel moving to the loading position;
• spinning, by the control system, the first empty barrel in response to the first empty barrel moving to the loading position;
• commanding, by the processor, the control system to load the first empty barrel with a material to be dried via a loading ramp;
• loading, by the control system, the first empty barrel with the material while the first empty barrel is spinning at the first speed, causing the first empty barrel to become a first filled barrel;
• detecting, by the processor, a second filled barrel, which is independent of the first empty barrel;
• detecting, by the processor, that a drying spin cycle has been completed for the second filled barrel;
• commanding, by the processor, the control system to rotate the turntable such that the second filled barrel is positioned at the dumping position;
• rotating, by the control system, the turntable such that the second filled barrel is positioned at the dumping position;
• commanding, by the processor, the control system to pivot the second filled barrel from the upright position to the inverted position;
• pivoting, by the control system, the second filled barrel from the upright position to the inverted position to empty the material from the second filled barrel, causing the second filled barrel to become a second empty barrel;
• commanding, by the processor, the control system to rotate the turntable such that the second empty barrel is positioned at the cleaning position;
• rotating, by the control system, the turntable such that the second empty barrel is position at the cleaning position;
• commanding, by the processor, the control system to move at least one of the first housing segment and the second housing segment relative to the other to expose at least a portion of the second empty barrel for cleaning;
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• moving, by the control system, at least one of the first housing segment and the second housing segment relative to the other to expose at least a portion of the second empty barrel for cleaning.