Patent ID: 9733015
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: F26B

Claim:
1. A drying method to dry a to-be-dried object by allowing the to-be-dried object to contact with a gas having a different temperature, comprising: an introduction process for introducing the to-be-dried object; a first heating/cooling process for heating or cooling the to-be-dried object to reach a first temperature; a transportation process for transporting the heated or cooled to-be-dried object; a humidity comparison process for comparing the to-be-dried object humidity of the to-be-dried object with the gas humidity of gas used for dehumidification; an atmosphere temperature adjustment process for adjusting, when the to-be-dried object humidity is high, the temperature of the gas used for dehumidification to a second temperature lower than the first temperature and adjusting, when the gas humidity is high, the temperature of the gas used for dehumidification to a second temperature higher than the first temperature; a dehumidification process for allowing the to-be-dried object to contact with the gas of the second temperature to thereby dehumidify the to-be-dried object; and a removal process for removing the to-be-dried object.