Apparatus for drying and/or roasting beans or nibs
AssigneeRoyal Duyvis Wiener B.V.
InventorReiner Ernst Koelemeijer
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Abstract
An apparatus for drying and/or roasting beans, such as cocoa beans, or parts of beans, such as nibs, includes a frame, a drum for receiving the (parts of) beans, rotatably mounted in the frame and provided with an inlet for a fluid, in particular a gas, such as heated air, a fan for feeding the fluid via the inlet to the drum, and a drive for rotating the drum. The fluid inlet and the drive are located on the same end of the drum.
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An apparatus for drying and/or roasting items, comprising a frame, a drum configured to receive the items, rotatably mounted in the frame and provided with an inlet for a fluid, a fan for feeding the fluid via the inlet to the drum, a drive configured to rotate the drum, and a burner configured to heat an exterior wall of the drum, wherein the burner is disposed outside of the drum to heat gas outside the drum that impinges upon the exterior wall of the drum, wherein the fluid inlet and the drive are located on one end of the drum, wherein the inlet is coaxial with the axis of rotation of the drum and wherein a door is located on the drum opposite the fluid inlet and the drive, and wherein the inlet for the fluid comprises a tube configured to contain the fluid and a device configured to return materials originating from the drum to the drum.
An apparatus for drying and/or roasting items, comprising a frame, a drum configured to receive the items, rotatably mounted in the frame and provided with an inlet for a fluid, a fan for feeding the fluid via the inlet to the drum, a drive configured to rotate the drum, and a burner configured to heat an exterior wall of the drum, wherein the burner is disposed outside of the drum to heat gas outside the drum that impinges upon the exterior wall of the drum, wherein the fluid inlet and the drive are located on one end of the drum, wherein the inlet is coaxial with the axis of rotation of the drum and wherein a door is located on the drum opposite the fluid inlet and the drive, and wherein the inlet for the fluid comprises a tube configured to contain the fluid and a screw disposed in the tube.
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