System and method employing turbofan jet engine for drying...

Details System and method employing turbofan jet engine for drying... System and method employing turbofan jet engine for drying...

2011-07-26

2011-07-26

Gravini, Stephen M. (Department: 3743)

Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids

Apparatus

Combined

C034S183000, C034S191000, C159S004020, C428S409000, C060S327000, C060S685000, C417S398000, C431S012000, C166S302000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07984566

ABSTRACT:
An air drying system and process employs a turbofan jet engine for producing high quality dried products. The air drying system uses both thermal and non-thermal air drying. The turbofan jet engine is housed within an air distribution chamber for directing exhaust air and bypass air from the jet engine into a product drying tube, where it is dried through a combination of thermal drying from heat content in an engine exhaust, and by the kinetic energy of air flowing past the product traveling through the drying tube, that may include a physical impediment for retarding retard the speed of the product solids flowing in the air stream through the tube.

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