Patent ID: 9016285
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A24B

Abstract:
1. A flue-curing apparatus for tobacco, comprising: an air circulation system; a humidity control system operably engaged with the air circulation system so as to control humidity in air being circulated thereby; a heater device operably engaged with the air circulation system so as to heat air being circulated thereby; a chamber operably engaged with the air circulation system and configured to receive a plurality of tobacco leaves therein, the chamber being configured to receive the heated and humidity-controlled air from the air circulation system at a lower portion thereof, the chamber comprising a plurality of hanging racks and an access door, a first thermometer configured to produce a first signal corresponding to the temperature of air upstream of the tobacco leaves; a second thermometer configured to produce a second signal corresponding to the temperature of air downstream of the tobacco leaves; and a controller configured to: