(19)
(11) EP 0 094 825 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.01.1985 Bulletin 1985/03

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.11.1983 Bulletin 1983/47

(21) Application number: 83302767

(22) Date of filing: 16.05.1983
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE FR IT LI LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 17.05.1982 GB 8214289

(71) Applicant: THE ELECTRICITY COUNCIL
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(72) Inventor:
  • Jones, Peter Leslie
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(54) Convective drying


(57) A convective dryer has nozzle 11 and 13 for directing hot air from a heater 20 at a material 10 to be heated. The nozzles 11 and 13 are electrically conductive and also constitute electrodes energised by an R.F. generator 17 to generate an R.F. field in the region of the material 10 to augment drying.







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