Global Patent Index - EP 1748268 A3

EP 1748268 A3 20111102 - Process for drying goods.

Title (en)

Process for drying goods.

Title (de)

Verfahren zum Trocknen von Gütern

Title (fr)

Procédé de séchage de produits

Publication

EP 1748268 A3 20111102 (DE)

Application

EP 06015742 A 20060728

Priority

AT 12772005 A 20050729

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1748268A2] In the drying of materials, e.g. wood (7), in a chamber (3) with tubing (12), connected with a heater (14) via a heat exchanger (13) and with a circulating device (11), forming a heating circuit for the chamber, the circulating gaseous drying medium (10) is not exchanged during the drying procedure and abstracts at most the amount of water vapor produced from the wood during drying. A method for drying materials, e.g. wood (7), is carried out in a plant (2) with a chamber (3) with closable feed opening(s) (4). Tubing (12) leads from openings in the chamber, and is connected with a heater (14) via a heat exchanger (13) and with a circulating device (11), forming a heating circuit for the chamber. The novel features are that: (1) the circulating gaseous drying medium (10) (specifically hot air) is not exchanged during the drying procedure and abstracts at most the amount of water vapor produced from the wood during drying; and/or (2) the heating medium in the heater (14) is a thermal oil containing or consisting of a glycol. An independent claim is included for corresponding drying apparatus, in which the tubing is connected with the chamber via a first connection (18) in the region below the material to be dried (specifically for supply of drying medium) and another connection (9) in the region above the material to be dried (specifically for abstraction of drying medium).

IPC 8 full level

F26B 21/04 (2006.01); F26B 9/06 (2006.01); F26B 21/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F26B 9/06 (2013.01); F26B 21/04 (2013.01); F26B 21/06 (2013.01); F26B 2210/16 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1748268 A2 20070131; EP 1748268 A3 20111102

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 06015742 A 20060728