Patent ID: 11971214
Assignee: COOMTECH LIMITED
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. Apparatus for removing moisture from particulate material, comprising:
a dryer housing having an input opening and an output opening, the drying housing defining a flow path for gas-entrained particulate material, the flow path extending between the input opening and the output opening of the dryer housing; and
a drying chamber within the dryer housing, the dryer chamber defining a channel, wherein the flow path for the gas-entrained particulate material extends along the channel,
wherein the drying chamber is configured for directing a flow of gas-entrained particulate material between first and second ends of the drying chamber; and wherein the dryer housing is configured for directing gas under pressure into the drying chamber, and for interacting with the flow of gas-entrained particulate material within the drying chamber;
wherein the drying chamber comprises a body of modular construction, which defines a plurality of guide passages arranged for fluid communication between the drying chamber and a source of gas under pressure;
and further wherein the body of modular construction comprises a plurality of discrete annular elements, each having a body with a front face, a back face, and a circumferential radially outer surface extending between the front and back faces, the body defining a central aperture passing from the front face to the back face, and wherein the annular elements are arranged with the central apertures aligned so as to define a bore of the drying chamber, the bore defining the channel, wherein the apparatus is configured for adjusting spacing between the discrete elements.