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US 2022/0090857 A1Published application
Low profile design air tunnel system and method for providing uniform air flow in a refractance window dryer
AssigneeE. & J. Gallo Winery
InventorsJorge Ortiz, Ernesto Rios Delao, Dan Burgess
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Abstract
A low profile design air tunnel system and method for providing uniform air flow in a refractance window dryer are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a system comprises a conditioned air supply manifold that provides air into a drying chamber. The system has a drying belt directed through the drying chamber. A feed application tray at a first end of the drying belt applies a liquid to the drying belt. The system has an exhaust manifold located at the first end of the drying belt.
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A drying chamber, comprising:
- a drying belt comprising an upper surface configured to transport a product in a first direction;
- an air supply manifold positioned at a first end of the drying belt;
- and
- an exhaust manifold positioned at a second end of the drying belt,
- wherein air is configured to flow from the air supply manifold to the exhaust manifold above the product and in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
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A method, comprising:
- transporting a product in a first direction on an upper surface of a drying belt in a drying chamber;
- supplying air to the drying chamber at an air supply manifold positioned at a first end of the drying belt;
- and
- exhausting the air from the drying chamber at an exhaust manifold positioned at a second end of the drying belt,
- wherein the air flows from the air supply manifold to the exhaust manifold above the product and in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.