Patent ID: 6862819

Claim:
A drying system for the processing of pulp into singulated and dried fibers comprising: a jet drier with a jet conduit that circulates the pulp in a closed loop, a pulp intake for delivery of pulp into the jet conduit, a manifold for air intake into the jet conduit, an injection port for injection of steam into the jet conduit, and a fiber outlet for removal of singulated and dried fibers, outlet air and fines from the jet conduit; a pulp supply station coupled to the pulp intake for supplying a feed pulp to the pulp intake, the pulp supply station including a treatment supply source for delivering a treatment substance to the pulp; an air supply station coupled to the manifold for delivering air to the manifold; an outlet flow conduit coupled to the fiber outlet for the removal of the fibers, outlet air, and fines from the jet conduit; and a fiber separation station coupled to the outlet flow conduit for separating the fibers from the outlet air.