Method and Device for Drying Goods
AssigneeBuhler AG
InventorsChristian Mühlherr, Kurt Lieberherr
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AssigneeBuhler AG
InventorsChristian Mühlherr, Kurt Lieberherr
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By means of the invention, a method and an apparatus (1) for the drying of goods, in particular for the convection drying of pastas, which are introduced from a first treatment zone (2) into a second treatment zone (3), are to be improved to the effect that the drying process has a lower energy consumption than conventional dryers and the surroundings of the dryer (1) are polluted only slightly by waste heat. Furthermore, the dryer (1) is to be designed in a structurally simple and cost-effective way. This object is achieved by means of a method for the drying of goods, in which the temperature in the first treatment zone (2) is on average lower than in the second treatment zone (3), and in which the energy obtained from the exhaust air of the first and/or the second treatment zone (2, 3) in at least one heat exchanger (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11) is introduced into the first treatment zone (2).
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A method for the drying of goods, the goods being introduced from a first treatment zone into a second treatment zone of a dryer, wherein the temperature is on average lower over the first treatment zone than in the second treatment zone, and the energy obtained from the exhaust air of the first and/or the second treatment zone in at least one heat exchanger is introduced at least partially into the first treatment zone.
An apparatus for the drying of goods, having at least two treatment zones through which the goods are transported, wherein the first treatment zone and/or the second treatment zone have/has in each case at least one inner heat exchanger and the energy obtainable from the first and/or the second treatment zone in at least one outer heat exchanger can be introduced into the first treatment zone.
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