EP0272854A2 - Convective drying apparatus - Google Patents
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- EP0272854A2 EP0272854A2 EP87310921A EP87310921A EP0272854A2 EP 0272854 A2 EP0272854 A2 EP 0272854A2 EP 87310921 A EP87310921 A EP 87310921A EP 87310921 A EP87310921 A EP 87310921A EP 0272854 A2 EP0272854 A2 EP 0272854A2
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F26—DRYING
- F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
- F26B13/00—Machines and apparatus for drying fabrics, fibres, yarns, or other materials in long lengths, with progressive movement
- F26B13/10—Arrangements for feeding, heating or supporting materials; Controlling movement, tension or position of materials
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F26—DRYING
- F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
- F26B3/00—Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat
- F26B3/32—Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat by development of heat within the materials or objects to be dried, e.g. by fermentation or other microbiological action
- F26B3/34—Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat by development of heat within the materials or objects to be dried, e.g. by fermentation or other microbiological action by using electrical effects
- F26B3/343—Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat by development of heat within the materials or objects to be dried, e.g. by fermentation or other microbiological action by using electrical effects in combination with convection
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- This invention relates to convective drying apparatus or ovens (hereinafter and in the claims for convenience simply referred to as “apparatus”) in which heated air or other gas is directed onto material to be dried, processed, cooked or baked (hereinafter and in the claims for convenience simply referred to as “dried").
- Patent Specification GB 2123537B (The Electricity Council) there is disclosed a hot gas convective dryer having a plurality of jets or nozzles for directing a heated gas onto material passed between the jets or nozzles wherein the jets or nozzles are formed of electrically conductive material and are arranged to constitute the electrodes or at least some of the electrodes of radio frequency heating means providing a radio frequency field in the region through which the material to be dried is passed.
- the electrodes of the radio frequency heating means are discrete separate nozzle boxes incorporating the nozzles or jets for directing heated air or other gas onto the material to be dried, for example a fabric web.
- a hot gas convective drying apparatus comprising a plurality of nozzles or a delivery chamber for directing hot gas onto the material to be dried and radio frequency heating means adapted to create a radio frequency field in the region through which the material to be dried travels, the drying apparatus being characterised in that the electrode means of the radio frequency heating means comprise a pair of spaced perforated plates between which the material to be dried passes and with which are associated the hot gas directing nozzles or chambers, or in that the electrode means of the radio frequency heating means comprises a single perforated plate with an opposed array of individual nozzle boxes incorporating hot gas directing nozzles.
- each perforated electrode plate includes a plurality of boxes or housings each with rows of nozzle perforations.
- the nozzle perforations in each perforated electrode plate are smaller in area than the perforations in the perforated electrode plate in the regions of the latter between the nozzle boxes or housings.
- each respective perforated electrode plate may be staggered relative to the nozzle boxes or housings in the other perforated electrode plate, or may be in line depending upon the nature of the material to be dried.
- the apparatus is used to dry moist material susceptible to dielectric heating by means of radio waves, such, for example, as fabric or paper webs or discrete items of material or foodstuff carried on a suitable conveyor system.
- the conveyed material to be dried indicated at 10 in Fig. 1 passes between two perforated plates 11, 12 which constitute the electrodes of a radio frequency heating means, the perforated plates 11, 12 being connected to a radio frequency generator 13.
- the radio frequency may be either a balanced feed or a coaxial feed arrangement as is well known to those skilled in the art.
- the plates 11, 12 have respectively connected thereto housings or boxes 14, 15, the housings or boxes 14 being in staggered relationship to the housings or boxes 15, the perforated plates 11, 12 and nozzle housings or boxes 14, 15 being disposed with a drying enclosure 16.
- Each housing or box 14, 15 has nozzle perforations 17 for directing heated pressurised air onto the material 10 (see arrows 18).
- the nozzle housings or boxes 14, 15 are connected by suitable ducts 19 to an air circulating fan and heater 20, which may be located either within the drying enclosure 16 or external thereof.
- the perforated electrode plates 11, 12 have, as aforesaid, nozzle perforations 17 from the housings or boxes 14, 15 and these are smaller in area than perforations 21 in the areas of the perforated electrode plates 11, 12 between the nozzle housings or boxes 14, 15, the larger perforations 21 facilitating return of air (moisture-bearing air) from the vicinity of the material 10 back into the air circulating fan and heater 20, a proportion of this air being exhausted through an outlet duct 22 incorporating a suction fan (not shown).
- each perforated plate 11A, 12A with its associated housings or boxes 14A, 15A forms one wall of an air delivery chamber 23, the air flow, in this instance, being from the air supply fan and heater 20A into chambers 23, through the perforations in the plates 11A, 12A for impingement against the material 10A and return into the housing or boxes 14A, 15A and from open ends thereof into the drying enclosure 16A for return to the air supply fan and heater 20A with a proportion thereof exhausting through outlet duct 22A under the action of its associated suction fan (not shown).
- the perforations in the plates 11A, 12A may be larger than those in the plates between the housings or boxes 14A, 15A.
- the air is externally ducted to exhaust after impingement with the material to be dried, i.e. it is not returned into the drying enclosure.
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Abstract
Description
- This invention relates to convective drying apparatus or ovens (hereinafter and in the claims for convenience simply referred to as "apparatus") in which heated air or other gas is directed onto material to be dried, processed, cooked or baked (hereinafter and in the claims for convenience simply referred to as "dried").
- In Patent Specification GB 2123537B (The Electricity Council) there is disclosed a hot gas convective dryer having a plurality of jets or nozzles for directing a heated gas onto material passed between the jets or nozzles wherein the jets or nozzles are formed of electrically conductive material and are arranged to constitute the electrodes or at least some of the electrodes of radio frequency heating means providing a radio frequency field in the region through which the material to be dried is passed.
- In the aforesaid Patent Specification the electrodes of the radio frequency heating means are discrete separate nozzle boxes incorporating the nozzles or jets for directing heated air or other gas onto the material to be dried, for example a fabric web.
- According to the present invention there is provided a hot gas convective drying apparatus comprising a plurality of nozzles or a delivery chamber for directing hot gas onto the material to be dried and radio frequency heating means adapted to create a radio frequency field in the region through which the material to be dried travels, the drying apparatus being characterised in that the electrode means of the radio frequency heating means comprise a pair of spaced perforated plates between which the material to be dried passes and with which are associated the hot gas directing nozzles or chambers, or in that the electrode means of the radio frequency heating means comprises a single perforated plate with an opposed array of individual nozzle boxes incorporating hot gas directing nozzles.
- Preferably, each perforated electrode plate includes a plurality of boxes or housings each with rows of nozzle perforations.
- Preferably, the nozzle perforations in each perforated electrode plate are smaller in area than the perforations in the perforated electrode plate in the regions of the latter between the nozzle boxes or housings.
- The nozzle boxes or housings in each respective perforated electrode plate may be staggered relative to the nozzle boxes or housings in the other perforated electrode plate, or may be in line depending upon the nature of the material to be dried.
- The advantages of employing continuous perforated plate electrodes as opposed to discrete electrodes are threefold. Firstly, with certain material to be dried, there is a better distribution into the material of the radio frequency energy. Secondly, a perforated plate electrode is easier to clean and keep free from contaminants, especially in a food environment. Thirdly, a perforated plate electrode is less likely to form an impediment to passage of material to be dried if the latter has a tendency to make contact with the electrode means.
- Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
- Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic illustration of hot gas convective drying apparatus according to the invention;
- Fig. 2 is a detail view of a perforated plate electrode;
- Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic illustration of an alternative embodiment of drying apparatus; and
- Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic illustration of yet another embodiment of drying apparatus.
- Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the apparatus is used to dry moist material susceptible to dielectric heating by means of radio waves, such, for example, as fabric or paper webs or discrete items of material or foodstuff carried on a suitable conveyor system.
- The conveyed material to be dried indicated at 10 in Fig. 1 passes between two
perforated plates plates radio frequency generator 13. The radio frequency may be either a balanced feed or a coaxial feed arrangement as is well known to those skilled in the art. - The
plates boxes boxes 14 being in staggered relationship to the housings orboxes 15, theperforated plates boxes drying enclosure 16. - Each housing or
box nozzle perforations 17 for directing heated pressurised air onto the material 10 (see arrows 18). The nozzle housings orboxes suitable ducts 19 to an air circulating fan andheater 20, which may be located either within thedrying enclosure 16 or external thereof. - The
perforated electrode plates nozzle perforations 17 from the housings orboxes perforations 21 in the areas of theperforated electrode plates boxes larger perforations 21 facilitating return of air (moisture-bearing air) from the vicinity of thematerial 10 back into the air circulating fan andheater 20, a proportion of this air being exhausted through anoutlet duct 22 incorporating a suction fan (not shown). - In Fig. 1, parts similar to those of the embodiment of Figs. 1 and 2 are designated by the same references with the suffix "A".
- The difference in this embodiment is that each
perforated plate boxes air delivery chamber 23, the air flow, in this instance, being from the air supply fan and heater 20A intochambers 23, through the perforations in theplates boxes - In this embodiment, the perforations in the
plates boxes - In Fig. 4, parts similar to those of the embodiment of Figs. 1 and 2 are designated by the same references with the suffix "B".
- In this embodiment there is only one
perforated electrode plate 11B with opposed individual and separate housings orboxes 14B incorporating nozzles. - In yet another arrangement (not shown), the air is externally ducted to exhaust after impingement with the material to be dried, i.e. it is not returned into the drying enclosure.
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GB868629882A GB8629882D0 (en) | 1986-12-15 | 1986-12-15 | Convective drying apparatus |
GB8629882 | 1986-12-15 |
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EP0272854A2 true EP0272854A2 (en) | 1988-06-29 |
EP0272854A3 EP0272854A3 (en) | 1989-11-02 |
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EP87310921A Withdrawn EP0272854A3 (en) | 1986-12-15 | 1987-12-11 | Convective drying apparatus |
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Cited By (4)
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EP0388990A2 (en) | 1986-02-20 | 1990-09-26 | RAYCHEM CORPORATION (a Delaware corporation) | Method and articles employing ion exchange material |
US5659972A (en) * | 1995-10-06 | 1997-08-26 | Avery Dennison Corporation | Apparatus and method for drying or curing web materials and coatings |
WO2009155889A1 (en) * | 2008-06-23 | 2009-12-30 | Prinovis Ltd. & Co. Kg | Drying system for webs of goods passing through in the form of printed and/or coated paper webs |
CN115672692A (en) * | 2021-07-30 | 2023-02-03 | 宁德时代新能源科技股份有限公司 | Drying device and coating equipment |
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GB914546A (en) * | 1959-08-20 | 1963-01-02 | Basf Ag | Apparatus for the thermal treatment and/or reaction of materials in a high-frequencyfield |
GB2123537A (en) * | 1982-05-17 | 1984-02-01 | Electricity Council | Convective drying |
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GB914546A (en) * | 1959-08-20 | 1963-01-02 | Basf Ag | Apparatus for the thermal treatment and/or reaction of materials in a high-frequencyfield |
GB2123537A (en) * | 1982-05-17 | 1984-02-01 | Electricity Council | Convective drying |
Cited By (8)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0388990A2 (en) | 1986-02-20 | 1990-09-26 | RAYCHEM CORPORATION (a Delaware corporation) | Method and articles employing ion exchange material |
US5659972A (en) * | 1995-10-06 | 1997-08-26 | Avery Dennison Corporation | Apparatus and method for drying or curing web materials and coatings |
EP0853748A1 (en) * | 1995-10-06 | 1998-07-22 | Avery Dennison Corporation | Apparatus and method for drying or curing web materials and coatings |
US5813134A (en) * | 1995-10-06 | 1998-09-29 | Avery Dennison Corporation | Apparatus and method for drying or curing web materials and coatings |
EP0853748A4 (en) * | 1995-10-06 | 1999-09-15 | Avery Dennison Corp | Apparatus and method for drying or curing web materials and coatings |
US5981022A (en) * | 1995-10-06 | 1999-11-09 | Avery Dennison Corporation | Apparatus and method for drying or curing web materials and coatings |
WO2009155889A1 (en) * | 2008-06-23 | 2009-12-30 | Prinovis Ltd. & Co. Kg | Drying system for webs of goods passing through in the form of printed and/or coated paper webs |
CN115672692A (en) * | 2021-07-30 | 2023-02-03 | 宁德时代新能源科技股份有限公司 | Drying device and coating equipment |
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