Title (en)

PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR DRYING AND/OR COOLING OF A PRODUCT CONTAINING ONE OR MORE EVAPORABLE SUBSTANCES

Publication

EP 0393777 A3 19910206 (EN)

Application

EP 90200927 A 19900417

Priority

NL 8900953 A 19890417

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0393777A2] Process and apparatus for drying and/or cooling of a product containing one or more evaporable substances. The invention relates to a process for cooling and/or drying of comminuted products, like granules, powders etc. in a continuous vacuum treatment, wherein the product preferably is subjected to a pre-deaeration. The invention is especially suited for cooling of cattle feed pellets to control odour emission. An apparatus for carrying out the process is indicated in figure 1.

IPC 1-7

F26B 5/04; F25D 31/00

IPC 8 full level

F25D 31/00 (2006.01); F26B 5/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F25D 31/00 (2013.01); F26B 5/041 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [X] DE 3629954 A1 19880310 - PREHM YORCK UWE DIPL ING [DE]
• [X] US 3918169 A 19751111 - DE SMET JEAN ALBERT
• [A] DE 691155 C 19400517 - MIAG MUEHLENBAU, et al
• [A] DE 280993 C
• [A] DE 32252 C
• [A] FR 2001184 A1 19690926 - NAT DISTILLERS CHEM
• [A] US 3421229 A 19690114 - KNIESE FRITZ
• [A] FR 1253911 A 19610217

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LU NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0393777 A2 19901024; EP 0393777 A3 19910206; NL 8900953 A 19901116

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 90200927 A 19900417; NL 8900953 A 19890417