Patent ID: 8011113

Claim:
A dehydration or drying facility comprising: at least one hot gas generator for a dehydration or drying unit, the generator further comprising: a burner or a heating appliance, at least one exchange circuit incorporating at least two manifolds in which gas circulates that is to be heated, each of said manifolds comprising: one intake end for cool gas, one exhaust outlet end for the hot gas, a thermal exchange surface for combustive gases generated by said burner or heating appliance and the gas to be heated circulating in the manifold, and a physical separation between the gas to be heated and the combustive gases generated by said burner or heating appliance; a recovery circuit incorporating at least one condenser that dehydrates the hot gas; an enclosure that receives matter or materials to be dehydrated; and a mixer positioned upstream of said enclosure and enabling said hot gas from said generator to be mixed with cool gas from said condenser, wherein the intake end for cool gas is linked to the recovery circuit to recover said hot gas which is extracted from the enclosure.