EP0360824B1 - Method and plant for drying wood products - Google Patents
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- EP0360824B1 EP0360824B1 EP88904681A EP88904681A EP0360824B1 EP 0360824 B1 EP0360824 B1 EP 0360824B1 EP 88904681 A EP88904681 A EP 88904681A EP 88904681 A EP88904681 A EP 88904681A EP 0360824 B1 EP0360824 B1 EP 0360824B1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F26—DRYING
- F26B—DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM
- F26B23/00—Heating arrangements
- F26B23/02—Heating arrangements using combustion heating
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02B—INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
- F02B3/00—Engines characterised by air compression and subsequent fuel addition
- F02B3/06—Engines characterised by air compression and subsequent fuel addition with compression ignition
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- hot air and/or vapour from a suitable source of energy for example an oil or solid fuel furnace
- a suitable source of energy for example an oil or solid fuel furnace
- outlets provided with suction fans and positioned in the roof of the drying house.
- both the outlets and the fans have a large capacity, implying that comparatively large amounts of heated air per unit of time pass through the room. This results in an exceedingly high drying cost per unit of timber volume.
- the present invention aims at drastically reducing the cost for drying timber and to this end relates to a method which is characterised in that the wood products are stored in a space which is outwardly substantially sealed by a house or enclosure and in which at least one internal combustion engine, such as a diesel engine, is positioned, to which the required combustion air is supplied in the form of humid air directly from the storage space, and that the exhaust gases from said engine, while being evacuated to the open air outside said enclosure via an exhaust pipe, heat the supply or replacement air which enters said space from the outside via a supply pipe, an amount of replacement air being supplied to the interior of said enclosure via said supply pipe while an equal amount of engine exhaust gases is being evacuated via said exhaust pipe.
- a method which is characterised in that the wood products are stored in a space which is outwardly substantially sealed by a house or enclosure and in which at least one internal combustion engine, such as a diesel engine, is positioned, to which the required combustion air is supplied in the form of humid air directly from the storage space, and that the exhaust gases from said engine
- the invention also relates to a plant for drying wood products.
- the characteristic features of this plant are stated in the appended claims.
- CH-A-383,267 discloses a hot blast furnace or drier comprising an oil burner arranged in a combustion chamber from which exhaust gases are discharged to a chimney via pipes and via openings in a circular chamber or channel arranged between inner and outer circular chambers through which the air intended to be heated passes.
- the air to be heated is supplied to these circular chambers at the drier end where the oil burner is positioned, and is caused to pass through the chambers to the opposite end, while being heated by the exhaust gases both in the actual combustion chamber and the intermediate circular chamber.
- the outer circular chamber is further connected to and communicates with a slit defined between the chimney and a surrounding pipe jacket. The required supply air is supplied to the combustion chamber through a special damper.
- the drier according to the CH-A-383,267 were located in an outwardly closed space in the same manner as the internal combustion engine according to the present invention, the same well-known effect as in a non-ventilated room in which one tries to dry e.g. clothes would arise; as long as the humid air is not evacuated, the clothes will remain moist, no matter how much the heat in the room is increased.
- the method according to the present invention is characterised in that, during evacuation of the engine exhaust gases via the exhaust pipe, an equally large amount of air is supplied to the interior of the enclosure via the supply pipe, i.e. all humid outlet air passes the engine in the form of combustion air, and the enclosure in which the internal combustion engine is located, is out- . wardly closed. In other words, all ventilation takes place via the engine, and the moderate amounts of heat which the engine develops are enough to maintain a sufficient temperature within the enclosure.
- a crucial fact is that the engine consumes large amounts of air, which in turn means that the air in the enclosure is effectively dehumidified.
- An additional advantage which in actual practice is most important and which is obtained by using an internal combustion engine, e.g. of the diesel engine type, is that the engine at the same time can drive the necessary fans, which is quite impossible with the oil burner according to CH-A-383,267.
- the enclosed drawing illustrates a schematic perspective view of a plant according to the invention.
- the plant comprises in per se known manner a house designated 1 in its entirety and having one or more gates 2 through which a suitable amount of stacks 3 of wood products arranged like battens can be moved into and taken out from the interior of the house.
- the gates 2 are closed, the walls 4 and the roof 5 of the house form an outwardly substantially sealed enclosure, to the interior of which air can pass only via a single inlet as described below.
- the engine comprises an air inlet 7 which opens directly in the drying space proper.
- the engine is of the type comprising a turbo-compressor which in known manner supplies exceedingly large amounts of combustion air per unit of time to the combustion chamber of the engine.
- the engine 6 is considerably spaced apart from the exhaust outlet, which implies a considerable length of the exhaust pipe 8.
- the exhaust pipe will be particularly long if designed with three parallel loops, as in the drawing. In practice, the pipe can thus have a length of 10-50, preferably 20-30 m.
- the supply or replacement air is supplied to the drying space via a supply pipe 10 which is significantly larger than the exhaust pipe 8 and which is, at least partially, concentrically mounted on the outside of the exhaust pipe or parts thereof.
- the supply pipe 10 extends from an inlet opening 11 conveniently flush with the wall through which the exhaust pipe 8 extends to the open air, to an outlet opening 12 which preferably, but not necessarily, is located high up in the drying space.
- a plurality of fans 13 which via a transmission, such as a belt transmission 14, are connected to a power take-off in the form of an output shaft 15 of the engine 6.
- the engine 6 is started. Quite soon after the engine has started, the pipe 8 is heated to a high temperature by the hot flue gases or exhaust gases passing through the same from the engine 6 to the outlet opening 9 in the open air. At the same time as the engine exhaust gases are evacuated via the exhaust pipe 8, an equally large amount of air is supplied to the interior of the house via the supply pipe 10, viz. in the form of cold fresh air from the outside.
- the sucked-in supply air is heated so as to have, while passing through the outlet opening 12 into the drying space, a temperature which is considerably higher than room temperature, in practice about 40-50°C.
- the fans 13 cause the sucked-in air thus heated by the exhaust pipe to circulate in the interior of the house.
- the circulation is initiated in the area immediately below the roof of the house.
- the hot air passes between the individual wood products of the stacks 3 and absorbs moisture released by the wood products, simultaneously as the air is being cooled and sinks towards the lower portion of the drying space.
- the humidified, slightly cooled air is received through the air intake 7 and is used in conventional manner as combustion air to operate the engine 6. In other words, the internal combustion engine 6 will "eat" the humid air which is to be evacuated from the drying space.
- the method according to the invention may advantageously be used not only for drying sawn wood products, such as boards, planks and the like, but also for drying non-sawn wood products, such as posts, pole, etc.
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- For conventional drying of timber, such as boards, planks and the like, in the type of drying houses which are available at saw mills, hot air and/or vapour from a suitable source of energy, for example an oil or solid fuel furnace, is supplied to the interior of the house and, after circulating around the wood products, is evacuated via outlets provided with suction fans and positioned in the roof of the drying house. To make the throughflow of air as intensive as possible, both the outlets and the fans have a large capacity, implying that comparatively large amounts of heated air per unit of time pass through the room. This results in an exceedingly high drying cost per unit of timber volume.
- The present invention aims at drastically reducing the cost for drying timber and to this end relates to a method which is characterised in that the wood products are stored in a space which is outwardly substantially sealed by a house or enclosure and in which at least one internal combustion engine, such as a diesel engine, is positioned, to which the required combustion air is supplied in the form of humid air directly from the storage space, and that the exhaust gases from said engine, while being evacuated to the open air outside said enclosure via an exhaust pipe, heat the supply or replacement air which enters said space from the outside via a supply pipe, an amount of replacement air being supplied to the interior of said enclosure via said supply pipe while an equal amount of engine exhaust gases is being evacuated via said exhaust pipe.
- In addition to the method, the invention also relates to a plant for drying wood products. The characteristic features of this plant are stated in the appended claims.
- CH-A-383,267 discloses a hot blast furnace or drier comprising an oil burner arranged in a combustion chamber from which exhaust gases are discharged to a chimney via pipes and via openings in a circular chamber or channel arranged between inner and outer circular chambers through which the air intended to be heated passes. The air to be heated is supplied to these circular chambers at the drier end where the oil burner is positioned, and is caused to pass through the chambers to the opposite end, while being heated by the exhaust gases both in the actual combustion chamber and the intermediate circular chamber. The outer circular chamber is further connected to and communicates with a slit defined between the chimney and a surrounding pipe jacket. The required supply air is supplied to the combustion chamber through a special damper. During normal operation, air is supplied to the circular chambers from the space in which the drier is located, via the inlet openings and is conducted through the circular chambers to the outlet, while being successively heated by the hot exhaust gases in the combustion chamber and the intermediate circular chamber, which means that the air which is being heated is kept entirely separated from the exhaust gases with no risk of mixing therewith. The thus heated air which is assumed to be supplied through the drier in considerably larger amounts than the supply air supplied to the combustion chamber via the damper, will however not be dehumidified, but merely be heated. If it is assumed that the drier according to the CH-A-383,267 were located in an outwardly closed space in the same manner as the internal combustion engine according to the present invention, the same well-known effect as in a non-ventilated room in which one tries to dry e.g. clothes would arise; as long as the humid air is not evacuated, the clothes will remain moist, no matter how much the heat in the room is increased.
- In contrast to the mode of operation of the drier according to CH-A-383,267, the method according to the present invention is characterised in that, during evacuation of the engine exhaust gases via the exhaust pipe, an equally large amount of air is supplied to the interior of the enclosure via the supply pipe, i.e. all humid outlet air passes the engine in the form of combustion air, and the enclosure in which the internal combustion engine is located, is out- . wardly closed. In other words, all ventilation takes place via the engine, and the moderate amounts of heat which the engine develops are enough to maintain a sufficient temperature within the enclosure. A crucial fact is that the engine consumes large amounts of air, which in turn means that the air in the enclosure is effectively dehumidified. An additional advantage which in actual practice is most important and which is obtained by using an internal combustion engine, e.g. of the diesel engine type, is that the engine at the same time can drive the necessary fans, which is quite impossible with the oil burner according to CH-A-383,267.
- The enclosed drawing illustrates a schematic perspective view of a plant according to the invention. The plant comprises in per se known manner a house designated 1 in its entirety and having one or
more gates 2 through which a suitable amount of stacks 3 of wood products arranged like battens can be moved into and taken out from the interior of the house. When thegates 2 are closed, thewalls 4 and theroof 5 of the house form an outwardly substantially sealed enclosure, to the interior of which air can pass only via a single inlet as described below. - The interior of the
house 1, which serves as a drying space, accommodates according to the invention an internal combustion engine which, in practice, suitably is adiesel engine 6. The engine comprises an air inlet 7 which opens directly in the drying space proper. Preferably, the engine is of the type comprising a turbo-compressor which in known manner supplies exceedingly large amounts of combustion air per unit of time to the combustion chamber of the engine. From theengine 6, there extends anexhaust pipe 8 whose outlet opening 9 is located in the open air outside thehouse 1, conveniently at a great distance from a neighbouringwall 4 of the house. As is evident from the drawing, theengine 6 is considerably spaced apart from the exhaust outlet, which implies a considerable length of theexhaust pipe 8. The exhaust pipe will be particularly long if designed with three parallel loops, as in the drawing. In practice, the pipe can thus have a length of 10-50, preferably 20-30 m. - The supply or replacement air is supplied to the drying space via a
supply pipe 10 which is significantly larger than theexhaust pipe 8 and which is, at least partially, concentrically mounted on the outside of the exhaust pipe or parts thereof. In the embodiment illustrated, thesupply pipe 10 extends from an inlet opening 11 conveniently flush with the wall through which theexhaust pipe 8 extends to the open air, to an outlet opening 12 which preferably, but not necessarily, is located high up in the drying space. - To circulate in the drying space the air supplied through the
pipe 10, there are arranged a plurality offans 13 which via a transmission, such as abelt transmission 14, are connected to a power take-off in the form of anoutput shaft 15 of theengine 6. - After the stacks 3 of wood products have been moved into the interior of the house and the
gates 2 have been closed so as to substantially hermetically seal the associated opening in the wall, theengine 6 is started. Quite soon after the engine has started, thepipe 8 is heated to a high temperature by the hot flue gases or exhaust gases passing through the same from theengine 6 to the outlet opening 9 in the open air. At the same time as the engine exhaust gases are evacuated via theexhaust pipe 8, an equally large amount of air is supplied to the interior of the house via thesupply pipe 10, viz. in the form of cold fresh air from the outside. While passing through the slit-shaped circumferential space between theexhaust pipe 8 and the surroundinglarger supply pipe 10, the sucked-in supply air is heated so as to have, while passing through the outlet opening 12 into the drying space, a temperature which is considerably higher than room temperature, in practice about 40-50°C. Thefans 13 cause the sucked-in air thus heated by the exhaust pipe to circulate in the interior of the house. In the embodiment shown, the circulation is initiated in the area immediately below the roof of the house. During this circulation, the hot air passes between the individual wood products of the stacks 3 and absorbs moisture released by the wood products, simultaneously as the air is being cooled and sinks towards the lower portion of the drying space. The humidified, slightly cooled air is received through the air intake 7 and is used in conventional manner as combustion air to operate theengine 6. In other words, theinternal combustion engine 6 will "eat" the humid air which is to be evacuated from the drying space. - Experiments in a test plant have shown that the cost for extensive drying, i.e. drying to moisture contents below 8%, can be reduced to 30-50% of the cost for the corresponding drying by conventional drying methods. Furthermore, these experiments have unexpectedly shown that no cracks occur in the wood products which are dried according to the inventive method.
- The method according to the invention may advantageously be used not only for drying sawn wood products, such as boards, planks and the like, but also for drying non-sawn wood products, such as posts, pole, etc.
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AT88904681T ATE73923T1 (en) | 1987-05-29 | 1988-04-12 | PROCESS AND PLANT FOR DRYING WOOD PRODUCTS. |
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SE8702259A SE457564B (en) | 1987-05-29 | 1987-05-29 | PROCEDURE AND ESTABLISHMENT FOR DRYING WOOD ELEMENTS |
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EP0360824B1 true EP0360824B1 (en) | 1992-03-18 |
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AT (1) | ATE73923T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU1787588A (en) |
DE (1) | DE3869411D1 (en) |
FI (1) | FI895691A0 (en) |
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WO (1) | WO1988009471A1 (en) |
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CH383267A (en) * | 1959-07-21 | 1964-10-15 | Graepel Friedrich | Hot air oven |
US4132007A (en) * | 1977-08-17 | 1979-01-02 | Voorheis James T | Single burner heater and incinerator |
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