Title (en)

DRYING APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR DRYING BULK MATERIAL AND USE OF SAID DRYING APPARATUS TO DRY BULK MATERIAL.

Title (de)

TROCKNUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR TROCKNUNG VON SCHÜTTGUT UND VERWENDUNG DER TROCCKNUNGSVORRICHTUNG ZUR TROCKNUNG VON SCHÜTTGUT

Title (fr)

APPAREIL DE SÉCHAGE ET PROCESSUS PERMETTANT DE SÉCHER UN MATÉRIAU EN VRAC ET UTILISATION DUDIT APPAREIL DE SÉCHAGE POUR SÉCHER UN MATÉRIAU EN VRAC.

Publication

EP 2480848 A4 20141008 (EN)

Application

EP 10819113 A 20100913

Priority

• SE 0950692 A 20090922
• SE 2010050975 W 20100913

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2011037519A1] The invention relates to a drying apparatus (1) for drying bulk material comprising -a closed circulation conduit (4) being adapted to be filled with a drying medium when said drying apparatus is in operation -a fan (12) connected into said closed circulation conduit for generating a flow of drying medium, -heating means (13) connected to the fan (12) for indirectly heating the drying medium, -inlet feeding means (6) connected to said closed circulation conduit (4) for feeding bulk material into the closed circulation conduit, -a drying enclosure (7) connected to the inlet feeding means (6) wherein said bulk material is dried by transfer of thermal energy from said drying medium, -separating means (8;8') connected to the drying enclosure (7) for separating bulk material from said drying medium, -a surplus steam outlet (14) connected to said closed circulation conduit (4) for releasing surplus steam (10), wherein said separating means (8) comprise a plurality of cyclones (8a-d;8'a-d). The present invention also relates to a process for drying bulk material using said drying apparatus and to the use of said drying apparatus to dry wood based bulk material or agricultural based bulk material. The present invention also relates to a combined heat and power plant comprising said drying apparatus.

IPC 8 full level

B01D 45/12 (2006.01); B04C 5/02 (2006.01); B04C 5/12 (2006.01); B04C 5/28 (2006.01); F26B 3/06 (2006.01); F26B 17/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP SE)

B01D 45/12 (2013.01 - EP); B01J 8/0055 (2013.01 - SE); B04C 5/02 (2013.01 - EP); B04C 5/12 (2013.01 - EP); B04C 5/28 (2013.01 - EP SE); F26B 3/06 (2013.01 - SE); F26B 17/101 (2013.01 - EP); F26B 25/002 (2013.01 - SE); F26B 2200/24 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

• [Y] WO 03052336 A1 20030626 - HOLM CHRISTENSEN BIOSYSTEMER A [DK], et al
• [Y] US 2007181463 A1 20070809 - GAUTHIER THIERRY [FR], et al
• [A] WO 9323500 A1 19931125 - VICTORIA ELECT COMMISSION [AU], et al
• See references of WO 2011037519A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2011037519 A1 20110331; EP 2480848 A1 20120801; EP 2480848 A4 20141008; SE 0950692 A1 20110323; SE 535059 C2 20120327

DOCDB simple family (application)

SE 2010050975 W 20100913; EP 10819113 A 20100913; SE 0950692 A 20090922