Apparatus for drying loose wood material

An apparatus for drying loose wood material comprising:

• a rotating drum dryer provided with an inlet and an outlet for loose wood material and with an intake port and a discharge port for a first stream of heated air,
• a belt dryer provided with an entry opening and an exit opening for loose wood material and with at least one intake opening and at least one discharge opening for a second stream of heated air, and
• conveyor means for transferring the loose wood material, which are interposed between said drum dryer and said belt dryer,
• the apparatus further comprising means for conveying the first stream in output from said discharge port toward said at least one intake opening and in that said belt dryer comprises a conveyor belt which is permeable to air, is interposed between said at least one intake opening and said at least one discharge opening, and is adapted to filter said second stream.