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US 2023/0194170 A1Published application
Low-energy drying system and method
AssigneePhinite Inc.
InventorJordan Phasey
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Abstract
A low-energy drying system and method including a drying bed having at least four edges for holding the material to be dried, walls connected to the edges of the drying bed, a cover encompassing the drying bed and the wall, the cover having air permeable side walls, and air flow directors for directing air over the material in the drying bed.
Claims20
A method of drying a material, comprising performing at least one of:
- depositing a material to be dried in a material drying system;
- mixing the material within the material drying system to a self-supporting state;
- configuring the material to maximize a surface area of the material in contact with an ambient air;
- drying at least a portion of the material contained in the material drying system to a selected target percentage of solids content, wherein a relative humidity deficit of the ambient air is utilized to dry the material;
- and
- removing at least a portion of the dried material from the material drying system.
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A method of drying a material, comprising:
- providing a material drying system including
- a drying bed for holding a material to be dried, the drying bed having a base;
- a cover placed over the drying bed and configured to substantially prevent a second material from falling on the material held in the drying bed and permit a flow of an ambient air through the material drying system;
- a handling tool disposed adjacent the drying bed, the handling tool configured to mix the material and maximize a surface area of the material that is in contact with the ambient air flowing through the material drying system;
- and
- a fan disposed adjacent at least one of the drying bed and the cover, the fan configured to facilitate the flow of the ambient air through the material drying system;
- and
- performing at least one of:
- depositing a material to be dried in a material drying system;
- mixing the material within the material drying system to a self-supporting state;
- configuring the material to maximize a surface area of the material in contact with the ambient air;
- drying at least a portion of the material contained in the material drying system to a selected target percentage of solids content, wherein a relative humidity deficit of the ambient air is utilized to dry the material;
- and
- removing at least a portion of the dried material from the material drying system.
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A material drying system comprising:
- a drying bed for holding a material to be dried, the drying bed having a base;
- a cover placed over the drying bed and configured to substantially prevent a second material from falling on the material held in the drying bed and permit a flow of an ambient air through the material drying system;
- a handling tool disposed adjacent the drying bed, the handling tool configured to mix the material and maximize a surface area of the material that is in contact with the ambient air flowing through the material drying system;
- and
- a fan disposed adjacent at least one of the drying bed and the cover, the fan configured to facilitate the flow of the ambient air through the material drying system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.