Komline-Wyssmont Turbo-Dryer®

The Komline-Wyssmont Turbo-Dryer^® Delivers very uniformly dried Product because material is Intermittently redistributed with Plug-flow operation.A large 20 ft. (6m) diameter field-erected Turbo-Dryer^® for drying and cooling various material. Dryer sizes range up to 35 ft. dia. X 60 ft. high (10.6×18.2m) with evaporative capacity of 25,000 lbs. water/hr (11.3 Metric Tons). Unique construction avoids massive foundations.

The Komline-Wyssmont Turbo-Dryer^® delivers veryuniformly dried Product because material is intermittently redistributed with Plug-flow operation.Komline-Wyssmont is predominant in the field of drying with solvent recovery. Compared with the batch solvent recovery dryers, which they often replace, these systems are safe, economical and continuous, and require almost no operator attention. Their design is built around the special features of the Turbo-Dryer^® , which is uniquely able to operate at atmospheric pressure with inert gas as the drying medium in a closed system.These systems have a reputation for safety and reliability. Many customers with broad experience in drying equipment will consider only Komline-Wyssmont systems when drying with solvent recovery.The Turbo-Dryer^® consists of a stack of slowly rotating circular trays. Material is fed onto the top tray. After one revolution the material is wiped onto the next lower tray where it is mixed, leveled, and then after one revolution, wiped to the next tray where the operation is repeated. The trays are contained in an enclosure in which heated air or gas is circulated by internal fans.

Suitable for small-scale drying the Model “K” TURBO-DRYER® shown with side panels removed, can handle from 25 to 200 lbs. /hr. (11-90kg) continuously. Measuring 4′ (1.2m) in diameter and 5′ (1.5m) in height, this all stainless steel unit has the same features as the larger units. It can be used for specialty product applications for which batch unit operations including those requiring vacuums are often used; and for in-plant testing in order to confirm product quality and scale-up for larger commercial scale units.

A welded tank design for sealed operation to dry toxic and/or solvent-wet material. Also for gas-solids reactions that need specific time-temperature histories or special atmospheres. The unit offers plug flow movement with gentle transfer to produce a highly uniform product without breakage.

Very low oxygen concentration, continuous self-compensating operation, close control of conditions in zones, and temperatures to 1200°F (650°C) are features which are built into these units.

A “package” TURBO-DRYER® shipped completely assembled 24 shelves. Diameter: 6 ft. (1.8m). This unit, operating at 300°F (150°C), will dry approximately 150 lbs/hr (68kg/hr) of free-drying product from 30% moisture content to 0.5 %. Package unit sizes start at approx. 4 ft. diam. X 5 ft. high (1.2×1.5m) to 12 ft. diam. X 16 ft. high (3.6 x 4.8m).

If long retention time or high degrees of product uniformity are necessary in a heating or cooling application, these units provide a compact, easily operated, reliable answer.

They are especially applicable to heating and cooling very fine powders, with minimum particle size segregation. They are available in designs up to over 1000°F (540°C).

Where specific time-temperature histories, gentle handling or treatment in special atmospheres are desired, they provide solutions that are especially applicable to the problem.