How does a Fluid Bed Dryer work?

A continuous fluid-bed system  is a machine in which a continuous flow of “wet” powder, granular or flakes material is conveyed over a perforated bed.  Hot drying air is blown through the holes of a perforated plate.  The wet solids are lifted from the bottom and causes the  solids to behave as a fluid. The air velocity is adjusted to keep the moving layer of material fluidized.

Conveying of the product is achieved by means of a low-frequency, high amplitude shaker mechanism. The “Shaking” motion plug flow of the Tema fluid bed, allows first-in, first-out drying of products and well-mixed fluidization, which covers the entire  spectrum and is able to accurately control the spread of residence time.

But that might be a lot to take in. Therefore we have made an clear animation and a video series.

Video series explaining how a Fluid Bed Dryer works

We get a lot of questions about our Fluid Bed dryers, and it’s advantages in comparison to other solutions. Therefore we have made a video series explaining how a Fluid Bed Dryer works. In these video series we will guide you step by step trough the fundamentals and prinicpals of a Fluid Bed Dryer.

Fluidisation Step-by-step

• A fluid bed dryer has a Perforated plate
• Hot air is blown trough the perforated plate
• The hot air gets distributed
• The product lies on the perforated plate, and will float due to the air pressure
• The heat gets transfered past the products that float
• Floating of the product in the air is called “fluidisation”

Advantages of fluidisation:

• Provides superior drying result
• High rate of moisture removal
• Optimal heat transfer results in shorter residence time (smaller equipment)

Dryer/Cooler components Step-by-step

• Drive system
• Wind box
• Perforated plate
• Suction hood

Usage of the components:

• Drive system: improves fluidisation and transports product
• Wind box and perforated plate distribute the incoming air
• Suction hood Air is extracted at low air speed

Drying and cooling step-by-step

• There are two air inlets, one for hot air and one for cool air
• The hot air goes into the drying section
• The cold air goes into the cooling section
• The product starts in the hot drying section
• When the product is dry, the cooling section starts cooling down the dried product

Advantages of Drying and Cooling in Fluid Bed Dryer:

• Drying and cooling in one system
• Accurate product moisture control
• No overheating of product
• Excellent residence time control

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