Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids – Apparatus – With means to treat gas or vapor
Patent
1980-11-28
1982-09-07
Schwartz, Larry I.
Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids
Apparatus
With means to treat gas or vapor
34 92, 34167, 34176, 219 1055R, F26B 2308
Patent
active
043476708
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for drying seeds and other granular products includes a drying vessel that is connected to a vacuum pump which evacuates air from its interiors. The drying vessel has an enclosing side wall and a tubular portion which is surrounded by the side wall, all such that an annular drying cavity is formed within the vessel. The tubular portion is made from a material that is transparent to microwave energy and houses waveguide-radiators, each of which is connected to a different microwave launcher that is located at the lower end of the transparent tubular portion. The launchers produce microwave energy that is directed into their respective waveguide-radiators which in turn allow the energy to escape through apertures in their side walls. This energy passes through the transparent tubular portion of the drying vessel and into the drying cavity of the vessel. Within the annular drying cavity, the vessel contains drying columns into which the granular product is directed. The columns are formed from a material that is transparent to the microwave energy and are offset angularly with respect to the waveguide-radiators, so the microwave energy emitted from the apertures for the most part reflects from the side wall of the vessel. This minimizes first pass energy impingement on the product and thereby provides a more uniform field for drying the product within the columns. The rate at which the granular product descends through the columns is controlled by vaned rotors. The moisture released from the product in the form of steam passes through a condenser where it condenses to water, and this serves to maintain the vacuum in the drying cavity.
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Durant Dick Q.
McKinney Howard F.
Wear Frederick C.
McDonnell Douglas Corporation
Schwartz Larry I.
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