Patent ID: 7421802

Claim:
A self-cleaning centrifugal dryer system for removing surface moisture from pelletized product in the form of a slurry of pellets and water and removing particulates from the dryer system after each drying cycle comprising an agglomerate catcher having an agglomerate catcher grate, a dewaterer having at least one dewatering screen and a centrifugal pellet dryer having a housing, a screen mounted within said housing in spaced relation to the housing, a pellet lifting rotor positioned within said screen, a motor drivingly connected to said rotor, and fluid pressure spray nozzles positioned interiorly of said housing for discharging pressurized fluid toward said agglomerate catcher grate, said dewatering screen and said dryer screen, rotor and housing for removing particulates from said dryer system to eliminate contamination of material being dried in a subsequent drying cycle.