Modular vertical seed conditioner heating section
AssigneeCrown Iron Works Company
InventorsJessie Lynn Devine, Corey Alan Paulson, Benjamin Wayne Floan
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Abstract
A vertical seed conditioner may be formed of a plurality of sections that can be individually removed for repair and/or replacement without requiring the entire seed conditioner be permanently decommissioned. For example, the seed conditioner may be formed of a plurality of heat transfer sections stacked vertically with respect to each other to form the conditioning vessel. Each heat transfer section may include an inlet manifold, an outlet manifold, and multiple heat transfer tubes extending from the inlet manifold to the outlet manifold. The multiple heat transfer tubes may be spaced from each other to provide a gap between adjacent tubes through which the granular solid can travel.
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A seed conditioner comprising:
- a plurality of heat transfer sections stacked vertically with respect to each other to form a conditioning vessel configured to thermally process granular solid,
- wherein each of the plurality of heat transfer sections comprises an inlet manifold configured to receive a thermal transfer fluid, an outlet manifold configured to discharge the thermal transfer fluid, and multiple heat transfer tubes extending from the inlet manifold to the outlet manifold and providing fluid communication therebetween, the multiple heat transfer tubes being spaced from each other to provide a gap between adjacent tubes through which the granular solid can travel.
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