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US 2025/0146748 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 belt with an upper surface configured to transport a product along a length of the drying chamber;
- an air distribution manifold configured to direct conditioned air across a surface of the product;
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- an exhaust manifold positioned over the belt and across a width of the belt,
- wherein air exiting the air distribution manifold is configured to flow from the air distribution manifold across the surface of the product to the exhaust manifold.
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A drying method, comprising:
- transporting a product on an upper surface of a conveyer belt along a length of a drying chamber;
- supplying air to the drying chamber via an air distribution manifold positioned to direct conditioned air across a surface of the product;
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- exhausting the air from the drying chamber via an exhaust manifold positioned over the belt and across a width of the belt so that a flow of the air remains near the surface of the product.
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