Rotary Dryer

Kelompok : A.17

Definition..
Rotary dryer is handling by bringing it into direct contact with a heated gas. The dryer is made up of a large, rotating cylindrical tube, the dryer slopes slightly so that the discharge end is lower than the material feed end in order to convey the material through the dryer under.

Aplication of Rotary Dryer

Rotary dryer can dry many kinds of materials which contain moisture, such as coal, coal slurry, slag, industrial waste, and clay stone. Rotary dryer are widely used in building materials, metallurgy, and chemical industry

Working Principle
The wet materials are transported into the material

hopper by the belt conveyor and bucket elevator, and gets

into the feeding terminal through feeding pipe with the aid of feeder of material hopper. The pitch of the feeding pipe

should be more than the natural pitch of materials in order

to help the materials flow into the dryer successfully. The cylinder of dryer is a rotary cylinder which is oblique

slightly. The materials are fed from the relatively higher

terminal, heat carrier comes in from the lower terminal, and sometimes the heat carrier and materials get into the cylinder together.

Along with the revolving of cylinder, the materials move to the lower terminal due to the gravity. When the wet materials move forward, it receives the heat

from the heat carrier directly or indirectly. As a result,

the wet materials are dried, and discharged out by belt conveyor or screw conveyor on the outlet. There

is shoveling plate inside the cylinder in order to

shovel materials up and cast it out, to increase the connection surface, to promote drying efficiency, and accelerate the forward movement of materials. Generally, the heat carrier can be hot air and

chimney flue

After the heat carrier is dried, the materials mingled with air should be

collected with cyclone dust collector. If

there is need to reduce the content of dust mixed with tail gas, the heat carrier should be subject to bag dust collector or wet dust collector before it is discharged.

Advantege of Rotary Dryer

Better able to dry the outer layer of a solid or in Good material handling up to avoid the occurrence of attrition Good mixing process, ensure that the occurrence of a uniform material drying / over High thermal efficiency continuous operation Easy installation Using a bit of electrical power

Disadvantage of Rotary Dryer

Can cause a reduction in size due to erosion or breakdown Dried product characteristics are inconsistent Low energy efficiency Care difficult tool There is no clear separation of dust