JP2013242127A - Drying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drying device capable of easily and constantly deriving an optimal size, when determining an interval (clearance) between each stage in accordance with various types of objects to be dried, if a rotary whirl-up blade is configured from multiple stages arranged vertically, and capable of easily achieving extremely high drying efficiency by taking advantage of the vertical shape.SOLUTION: A drying device 10 is configured by vertically disposing, within a vertical cylindrical-shaped drying tank 11 and along a rotating shaft 20, multiple stages of a rotary whirl-up blade 21, 210 configured from multiple base blades 22, 220. The clearance F between the multiple stages of the rotary whirl-up blade 21, 210 in the vertical direction is set to a ratio of 0 to 15% relative to the circle diameter connecting the outer-most circumferential edges of the flat side 23, 230 of each base blade 22, 220.

Description

  The present invention relates to a drying apparatus that presses and drys an object to be dried put into a vertical cylindrical drying tank against a heat transfer surface of the inner wall of the drying tank.

  Conventionally, as this type of drying apparatus, apparatuses for drying a variety of objects to be dried such as granular, powdery, liquid, and massive are known. In particular, the present applicant has already proposed a drying apparatus capable of realizing ideal drying conditions by developing a unique blade called a cyclone fin (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  That is, the material to be dried put into the vertical cylindrical drying tank is wound up by the rotation of a plurality of base blades constituting the rotating hoist blades attached to the rotating shaft, and the inner wall of the drying tank is caused by centrifugal force. Combined with the action of the object to be dried, which is pressed onto the heat transfer surface in a thin film and then rolled up later, pushes up the object to be dried which has been previously wound up, the object to be dried is efficiently dried.

  This apparatus has a problem that the drying apparatus having a vertical spiral rotary blade proposed by the applicant of the present invention (see, for example, Patent Document 3), that is, a blade / transmission of an object to be dried having a high viscosity. Adhering and staying on the hot surface, preventing the solid matter from getting caught in the clearance between the base blade and the heat transfer surface, improving the winding efficiency of the object to be dried, and improving the drying efficiency by effectively using the entire heat transfer surface It was proposed to solve the problem.

  In addition, the rotationally wound upper blade is not limited to a single stage, and a structure in which the rotating upper and lower blades are arranged in a plurality of stages vertically is also disclosed. By constructing in multiple stages in this way, the dried product is rolled up by the base blades at each stage while the dried product is rolled up by the top blades after being dried and pressed against the heat transfer surface. Get. That is, the material to be dried was designed to rise continuously while being dried from the bottom to the top of the drying tank.

Japanese Patent No. 2840639 Japanese Patent No. 29958869 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-19501

  The drying apparatus described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above can further increase the drying efficiency by configuring the rotary winding upper blade in multiple stages. Some new problems have arisen.

  In other words, by continuously raising the material to be dried from the lowermost rotating upper blade to the uppermost rotating upper blade, it is possible to achieve very high drying efficiency taking advantage of the vertical type for the first time. In order to raise the object sequentially for each stage, the interval (clearance) between the stages is extremely important, and there is a problem that setting of specific dimensions is very complicated and difficult.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the problems of the prior art as described above. When the rotary upper and lower blades are arranged in a plurality of stages up and down, the present invention is applied to various objects to be dried. It is possible to provide a drying apparatus that can easily derive the optimum dimension when determining the step interval (clearance), and can easily realize very high drying efficiency by taking advantage of the vertical type. It is aimed.

  As a result of intensive studies on the drying device, the inventors of the present invention provided a rotating device with a rotating hoisting blade in a vertical cylindrical drying tank. It was clarified that by setting the interval between the steps (clearance (F)) to an appropriate value, very high drying efficiency can be realized taking advantage of the vertical type.

In view of this conclusion, the gist of the present invention for achieving the above-described object resides in the following items.
[1] A vertical cylindrical drying tank (11, 11A, 11B) into which an object to be dried is charged, and heating means for heating the heat transfer surface (12) of the inner wall of the drying tank (11, 11A, 11B) And a rotating upper blade (21, 210, 31, 310) attached to a rotary shaft (20) extending in the longitudinal direction provided in the center of the drying tank (11, 11A, 11B). , 10A, 10B)
The rotating hoist blades (21, 210, 31, 310) are composed of a plurality of base blades (22, 220, 32, 320) arranged in a circumferential direction around the rotating shaft (20). Each of the base blades (22, 220, 32, 320) extends in the circumferential direction in plan view, and can be rolled up while moving an object to be dried from one end portion to the other end portion ( 23, 230, 33, 330), and the flat surface (23, 230, 33, 330) is formed so as to extend obliquely upward from one end to the other end in the direction opposite to the rotational direction,
The rotary winding upper blades (21, 210, 31, 310) are arranged in a plurality of stages arranged vertically along the rotation axis (20), and a plurality of stages of rotation windings are performed by the rotation of the rotation axis (20). Each base blade (22, 220, 32, 320) rotates for each upper blade (21, 210, 31, 310), so that an object to be dried is flat on each base blade (22, 220, 32, 320). A drying step is performed in which the surface (23, 230, 33, 330) is wound up while being moved from one end to the other end and pressed against the heat transfer surface (12) in a thin film by centrifugal force;
The clearance (F) between the upper and lower sides of the plurality of stages of rotary winding upper blades (21, 210, 31, 310) is determined by the base blades (22, 220, 32, 320), the dimension from the uppermost end of the other end portion to the lowermost end of one end portion of each base blade (220, 320) of the rotary winding upper blade (210, 310) on the one stage is the base blade (22, 220, 32). , 320) as the ratio of 0 to 15% of the circle diameter connecting the outermost peripheral ends of the flat surfaces (23, 230, 33, 330), the uppermost rotation from the lowermost rotary winding blade (21, 31). Set so that the drying process is repeated continuously and sequentially up to the winding blades (210, 310),
Provided on the inner wall of the drying tank (11) above the uppermost rotary winding upper blade (210), and on the heat transfer surface (12) directed upward from the uppermost rotary winding upper blade (210) is a thin film. A receiving plate (30) for receiving an object to be dried pressed against and falling downward from the inside of the rotary winding upper blade (210);
The receiving plate (30) is composed of a plate-like member arranged so that its surface faces the rotational direction of the rotary hoist blade (210), and two or more are arranged in the circumferential direction. A drying device (10) characterized in that

[2] The plurality of stages of rotating hoist blades (21, 210, 31, 310) are arranged in the vertical direction along the rotation axis (20), and the respective base blades (22, 220, 32, 320). Are arranged so that their phases are shifted by a predetermined angle in a plan view and arranged in multiple spiral steps extending in the direction opposite to the rotation direction,
The flat surfaces (23, 230, 33, 330) of the base blades (22, 220, 32, 320) of the rotary winding upper blades (21, 210, 31, 310) have a circumferential range of 360 degrees in plan view. The flat surfaces (230, 330) of the base blades (220, 320) of the rotary winding blades (210, 310) of the other stages excluding the lowest stage extend in a narrow shape with the inner length in plan view. The flat surfaces (230, 330) of adjacent base blades (220, 320) arranged on the same circumference are set to lengths that do not overlap each other in the circumferential direction,
In the plurality of stages of rotary winding upper blades (21, 210, 31, 310), the respective base blades (22, 220, 32, 320) arranged in the vertical direction are arranged on the lower base blades (22, 220, 32, 320). One end portion of the upper base blade (220, 320) located in the vicinity of the rotation direction opposite to the rotation direction is separated from the other end portion in the reverse direction without overlapping in the plan view, and the lower base blade The drying apparatus (10) according to [1], wherein the blades (22, 220, 32, 320) are arranged in a multiple spiral step-like manner while being positioned below an inclined surface extending from a flat surface at the other end of the blade (22, 220, 32, 320). , 10A, 10B).

Next, the operation based on the above solution will be described.
The most important thing in the drying apparatus (10, 10A, 10B) according to the present invention is that the material to be dried is against the heat transfer surface (12) of the inner wall of the vertical cylindrical drying tank (11, 11A, 11B). It is pressed and contacted in a thin film shape in the circumferential horizontal direction, and this contact is repeated continuously while rising in the vertical direction. Here, the contact in the circumferential horizontal direction is due to the centrifugal force generated by the rotation of the rotary hoist blades (21, 210, 31, 310) (pressing action), and the increase in the vertical direction is the centrifugal force. This is due to the blade angle (winding action).

  By the way, there are various types of objects to be dried from which moisture is removed by the present drying apparatus (10, 10A, 10B), and these are not necessarily constant moisture content and weight. In addition, even the same material to be dried still has a high water content and is heavy at first, and centrifugal force is easily generated and it tends to rise to some extent due to inertia. No force will be generated, and the ascending force in the vertical direction will be poor. In view of this fact, it was an important issue how to press various kinds of objects to be dried from the beginning to the end in the form of a thin film on the heat transfer surface (12) and to raise it in the vertical direction.

  With regard to the hoisting action for raising the material to be dried in the vertical direction, if the interval between the rotary hoisting blades (21, 210, 31, 310) of the upper and lower stages is constant, the rotating hoisting blade ( 21, 210, 31, 310) has a close relationship with the rotational speed (circumferential speed) depending on the diameter, and even if these correlations vary somewhat, the diameter of the rotating hoist blade (21, 210, 31, 310) If the height is about 1/2 to 2/3, it can be easily raised without considering the pressing action.

  However, only by this level of increase, the area of the heat transfer surface (12) that is not in contact with the object to be dried is relatively large, and the entire surface of the heat transfer surface (12) is not effectively used. We could not expect improvement in drying efficiency taking advantage of the advantage. Here, in order to further raise the material to be dried in the vertical direction, there has been a limit to only the device of the centrifugal force and the angle of the blade due to the rotation of the rotary hoist blades (21, 210, 31, 310).

  Thus, as a result of various experiments, the inventors have found that it is important to further raise the material to be dried in the vertical direction, that is, to increase the hoisting force. , 31, 310), the clearance (F) between the upper and lower sides was determined. If the clearance (F) between the upper and lower sides is set appropriately, considering the initial moisture content of the material to be dried and the initial centrifugal force and repulsive force gradually decreasing as the drying proceeds and the moisture content decreases. The material to be dried could be raised to a height of about 3 to 4 times the diameter of the hoisting blades (21, 210, 31, 310).

  However, the following problems may occur if only the hoisting action for raising the dry matter in the vertical direction is taken into consideration and the pressing action for pressing the object to be dried on the heat transfer surface (12) is not considered. found. That is, even if the object to be dried can be raised in the vertical direction, the object to be dried does not form a thin film uniformly on the heat transfer surface (12) for each step, If the material to be dried becomes a dango shape and does not become a thin film in the middle of drying, or further drying of the material to be dried proceeds, the material to be dried descends along the heat transfer surface (12), and the heat transfer surface (12 ) Was not effectively contacted and the drying efficiency was reduced to 1/2 to 1/3.

  As a result of intensive investigations based on the above demonstration, the inventors have found that in order to achieve both an optimal pressing action and a hoisting action, the upper and lower spaces in the rotating hoist blades (21, 210, 31, 310) of each stage It is important to set the clearance (F) to an optimum value, and this optimum value is a ratio that is 0 to 15% of the diameter of the rotary hoist blade (21, 210, 31, 310). Was revealed this time. Within this range, the material to be dried is formed into a uniform thin film for each stage from the lowermost rotary hoist blades (21, 31) to the uppermost rotary hoist blades (210, 310). It is possible to press against the heat transfer surface (12) and raise it sequentially after an optimal time.

  According to the drying apparatus (10, 10A, 10B) described in [1] obtained by the above-described earnest study, each base blade is provided for each of the plurality of stages of rotating hoist blades (21, 210, 31, 310). When the (22, 220, 32, 320) rotates, the heat transfer surface (11, 11A, 11B) inner wall of the drying tank (11, 11A, 11B) is rolled up by the respective flat surfaces (23, 230, 33, 330). 12) is pressed into a thin film and dried. According to such a drying process, even if it is a to-be-dried object with strong viscosity, it is hard to adhere to each base blade (22,220,32,320) and a heat-transfer surface (12), and even if it adheres, to-be-dried object Is lifted and raised over the entire surface of the heat transfer surface (12) by the base blades (22, 220, 32, 320), so that the object to be dried does not stagnate.

  In addition, the flat surfaces (23, 230, 33, 330) of the base blades (22, 220, 32, 320) that give the object to be dried a hoisting action and exert a pressing action on the heat transfer surface (12) by centrifugal force. Has an elongated shape along the heat transfer surface (12) and extends obliquely upward from one end to the other end. The winding action and the pressing action against the heat transfer surface (12) can be effectively exhibited.

  Furthermore, since there are a plurality of upper and lower rotating winding blades (21, 210, 31, 310), the object to be dried is wound up at each stage, pressed against the heat transfer surface (12) in a thin film form, and then wound up later. The object to be dried, which has been previously rolled up with the object to be dried, is raised so as to be pushed up one step. Accordingly, the material to be dried can be sequentially raised from the lowermost rotating upper blade (21, 31) to the uppermost rotating upper blade (210, 310) while being continuously dried. 11, 11A, 11B) The entire heat transfer surface (12) in the longitudinal direction of the inner wall is effectively utilized, and extremely high drying efficiency can be reliably realized by taking advantage of the vertical type.

  What is important here is the clearance (F) between the upper and lower sides of the rotary winding upper blades (21, 210, 31, 310) of each stage as described above, but the rotary winding upper blades (21, 210, 31). , 310) in a ratio of 0 to 15% of the diameter of the rotating upper and lower blades (21, 31) from the lowermost rotating upper blade (210, 310) for each step. It is possible to press the object to be dried against the heat transfer surface (12) in a uniform thin film shape, and to raise it sequentially after an optimal time. Within such a ratio range, depending on the specific type of the object to be dried, the dimension of the clearance (F) between the upper and lower sides of the rotary winding upper blades (21, 210, 31, 310) of each stage is appropriately determined. good.

  If the clearance (F) is smaller than the optimum value according to the type of the object to be dried, the object to be dried tends to rise too much, and the heat transfer surface (12 of the inner wall of the drying tank (11, 11A, 11B)) Soon, the material to be dried is immediately rolled up at each stage without being pressed into a uniform thin film. On the other hand, if the clearance (F) is too large, the material to be dried is not successfully delivered upward in each stage, and the rise stops midway. Moreover, if the clearance (F) is a halfway value, the entire drying tank (11, 11A, 11B) cannot be used effectively.

  Furthermore, the to-be-dried object pressed in the form of a thin film on the heat transfer surface (12) directed upward from the uppermost rotating upper blade (210) is a receiving plate (30) provided on the inner wall of the drying tank (11). ), It falls down from the inside of the rotary hoist blade (210) without rising as it is. Thereby, since a drying process is repeated again from the lowermost rotary winding upper blade (21), the drying efficiency can be further improved.

  What is important is the relative arrangement of the base blades (22, 220, 32, 320) between the upper and lower sides of the rotary hoist blades (21, 210, 31, 310) of each stage. As described in [2] above, a plurality of rotating upper and lower blades (21, 210, 31, 310) are arranged between the upper and lower base blades (22, 22) along the rotation axis (20). 220, 32, 320) are arranged so that their phases are shifted by a predetermined angle in a plan view and are arranged in a multi-spiral staircase extending in the direction opposite to the rotation direction.

  Due to such a special arrangement, the material to be dried put into the drying tank (11, 11A, 11B) is changed from the lowermost rotary upper blade (21, 31) to the uppermost rotary upper blade (210, 31). 310), the respective base blades (22, 220, 32, 320) are dried while moving in sequence so as to ascend the continuous multiple spiral staircase. Further, ascending force and centrifugal force can be supplemented to the material to be dried by the rotation of the second and subsequent rotary upper blades (210, 310). Thus, it becomes possible to effectively utilize the entire heat transfer surface (12) in the vertical direction of the inner wall of the drying tank (11, 11A, 11B), thereby ensuring a very high drying efficiency by taking advantage of the vertical type. Can be realized.

  Further, the flat surface (23, 230, 33, 330) of each base blade (22, 220, 32, 320) of the rotary winding upper blade (21, 210, 31, 310) is a circle of 360 degrees in plan view. Since it has only a length within the circumferential range and is independent, the outer peripheral end of each flat blade (22, 220, 32, 320) (23, 230, 33, 330) and the heat transfer surface (12 The clearance (U) between the two is not continuous, so even if foreign matter in the material to be dried bites into the clearance (U), it immediately escapes and does not continue to bite.

  Further, in detail about the special arrangement, in each of the multi-stage rotary winding upper blades (21, 210, 31, 310), the respective base blades (22, 220, 32, 320) arranged in the vertical direction are arranged below. One end portion of the upper base blade (220, 320) positioned close to the direction opposite to the rotation direction is not overlapped with the other end portion of the base blade (22, 220, 32, 320) in a plan view. Arranged to be spaced apart in the opposite direction and located below the inclined surface extending the flat surface (23, 230, 33, 330) at the other end of the lower base blade (22, 220, 32, 320). Then, they are arranged in the shape of the multiple spiral staircase. As a result, an object to be dried that is wound up by the lower stage base blades (22, 220, 32, 320) and moves obliquely upward is reliably received by one end of the upper stage base blades (220, 320). Can pass.

  According to the drying device according to the present invention, when the rotary winding upper and lower blades are arranged in a plurality of stages, the optimum dimensions are always determined when determining the intervals (clearances) according to various kinds of objects to be dried. It can be easily guided, and a very high drying efficiency can be reliably realized by taking advantage of the vertical type.

  In addition, the object to be dried, which is pressed in the form of a thin film on the heat transfer surface that extends upward from the uppermost rotary winding upper blade, is received by a receiving plate provided on the inner wall of the drying tank, so that it can be rotated without increasing as it is. Since it falls below the inner side of the upper blade, and the drying process is repeated again from the lowermost rotating upper blade, the drying efficiency can be further increased.

  In addition, by devising the relative arrangement of the base blades between each stage, it is possible to smoothly raise the object to be dried between each stage, ensuring extremely high drying efficiency taking advantage of the vertical type. Can be realized.

It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure of the drying apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the lowermost rotary winding upper blade | wing provided with the drying apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the lowermost rotary winding upper blade | wing with which the drying apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a top view which shows the base blade | wing which comprises the rotary winding upper blade | wing of other steps other than the lowest step with which the drying apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a side view which shows the base blade | wing which comprises the rotary winding upper blade | wing of other steps other than the lowest step with which the drying apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a partial section perspective view showing the drying device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is an expanded view which shows a part of arrangement | positioning of the base blade | wing which comprises the rotary winding upper blade | wing for every stage with which the drying apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action at the time of use of the drying apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the mode of the to-be-dried object at the time of use of the drying apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure of the drying apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the internal structure of the drying apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the lowermost rotary winding upper blade | wing provided with the drying apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows the lowermost rotary winding upper blade | wing provided with the drying apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the base blade | wing which comprises the rotary winding upper blade | wing of other steps other than the lowest step with which the drying apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a side view which shows the base blade | wing which comprises the rotary winding upper blade | wing of other steps other than the lowest step with which the drying apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention is equipped. It is a fragmentary sectional perspective view which shows the drying apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is an expanded view which shows a part of arrangement | positioning of the base blade | wing which comprises the rotary winding upper blade | wing for every stage with which the drying apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention is provided.

Hereinafter, various embodiments representing the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 10 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the drying tank 11 which comprises the principal part of the drying apparatus 10 is comprised by the vertical cylindrical shape. The objects to be dried to be put into the drying tank 11 range from raw garbage, leftover food, food residue, sludge, sludge, livestock excrement, etc., and various forms such as granular, powder, liquid, and lump. And the water content is also diverse. The present drying apparatus 10 can handle any type of object to be dried.

  A cylindrical inner wall of the drying tank 11 serves as a heat transfer surface 12 that transfers heat from the heat transfer means to the object to be dried. As the heat transfer means, for example, a jacket 13 formed so as to surround the outer periphery of the drying tank 11 and a boiler (not shown) that is connected to the jacket 13 and sends steam into the jacket 13 are provided. The jacket 13 is provided with a steam inflow portion 13 a that guides the steam into the jacket 13 and a steam discharge portion 13 b that discharges the steam out of the jacket 13.

  As another example of the heat transfer means, it is configured to send hot air instead of steam into the jacket 13, or a heat medium accommodated in the jacket 13, an electric heater disposed on the outer periphery of the jacket 13, You may comprise. That is, the heat from the electric heater is transmitted to the heat transfer surface 12 through the heat medium. Further, the configuration may be simplified so that the heat of the electric heater disposed on the outer periphery of the jacket 13 is directly transmitted to the heat transfer surface 12. Thus, there are various heat transfer means.

  There are various configurations for supplying the material to be dried to the inside of the drying tank 11 and discharging it to the outside. For example, a supply port (not shown) that can be opened and closed is provided in a part of the upper lid 14 of the drying tank 11 and this supply It is better to put the material to be dried through the mouth. On the other hand, a discharge port (not shown) that can be opened and closed is provided near the bottom plate 15 of the heat transfer surface 12, and the dried material to be dried may be discharged to the outside through this discharge port. According to such a configuration, batch-type processing is performed in which supply or discharge of an object to be dried is not performed halfway until all steps are completed.

  Alternatively, like a drying apparatus 10A according to a second embodiment to be described later shown in FIG. 11, a supply pipe 16 is connected to the vicinity of the bottom plate 15 of the drying tank 11, and an object to be dried is dried by a supply screw 16a. You may supply to the bottom part in 11. FIG. On the other hand, a discharge pipe 17 is connected in the vicinity of the upper lid 14 of the heat transfer surface 12, and the dried material to be dried is discharged to the outside by a discharge screw 17a. According to such a configuration, it is possible to perform a continuous process in which a drying process is performed while continuously supplying an object to be dried, and a dried object to be dried is continuously discharged.

  A rotating shaft 20 extending in the vertical direction (vertical direction) is disposed at the center of the drying tank 11. The rotary shaft 20 is pivotally supported so as to pass through the centers of the upper lid 14 and the bottom plate 15 of the heat transfer surface 12. In the middle of the rotary shaft 20, rotary winding upper blades 21, 210 are attached so as to form a plurality of stages side by side. The lower end portion of the rotating shaft 20 is connected to an electric motor 18 disposed outside the bottom plate 15 of the drying tank 11 so as to be able to transmit power. The driving of the electric motor 18 causes the rotating shaft 20 to rotate, and a plurality of stages. The rotary hoist blades 21 and 210 are set to rotate in synchronization.

  The rotary hoist blades 21, 210 are each composed of a plurality of base blades 22, 220 arranged in a circumferential direction around the rotation shaft 20, and in this embodiment, all three base blades 22 are arranged. , 220. Of the plurality of stages of rotary winding upper blades 21 and 210, the lowermost rotary winding upper blade 21 and the other stage rotary winding upper blade 210 have different lengths of the base blades 22 and 220, respectively. That is, the base blade 22 of the lowermost rotary winding upper blade 21 is formed longer than the base blade 220 of the other stage rotary winding upper blade 210. Hereinafter, the structure will be described in detail mainly on behalf of the rotary winding upper blade 21.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the base blades 22 constituting the lowermost rotary winding upper blade 21 have the same shape, and each extend in the circumferential direction in plan view, and the object to be dried is disposed at one end. It has a flat surface 23 that can be rolled up while being moved from 22a to the other end 22b. The flat surface 23 is formed to extend obliquely upward from one end 22a to the other end 22b in the direction opposite to the rotation direction R. That is, each base blade 22 is configured to press against the heat transfer surface 12 by centrifugal force P (see FIG. 10) while winding an object to be dried on the flat surface 23.

  More specifically, the flat surface 23 of each base blade 22 extends in a certain width up to a length within a circumferential range of 360 degrees in plan view, and the outer peripheral end of the flat surface 23 has a cylindrical shape of the heat transfer surface 12. It is formed in an arc shape along. Between the outer peripheral end of the flat surface 23 and the heat transfer surface 12, a clearance U (see FIG. 10) that allows the rotation of each base blade 22 is formed. The clearance U does not need to be constant from the one end 22a to the other end 22b of the base blade 22; for example, the clearance U may be set so as to gradually increase in the direction opposite to the rotation direction R of the base blade 22. good.

  Further, in the case of the lowermost rotary hoist blade 21, the other end 22b of the base blade 22 is positioned higher than the one end 22a of the other base blade 22 adjacent to the rotation direction R in the opposite direction. It is configured to overlap with each other. That is, the length of each base blade 22 is a length over an angle range of approximately 120 degrees obtained by dividing 360 degrees into approximately three equal parts in plan view. On the other hand, the configuration of each base blade 220 in the rotary hoist blades 210 other than the lowest stage is basically the same as that of each base blade 22, but the length of the base blade 220 is the same as that of the base blade 22. It is set shorter than the length.

  With respect to the rotary hoist blades 210 of the other stages, the flat surface 230 of each base blade 220 extends in a narrow shape with a length within a circumferential range of 360 degrees in plan view, and is on the same circumference in plan view. The flat surfaces 230 between the adjacent base blades 220 are set to a length that does not overlap each other in the circumferential direction from the one end 220a to the other end 220b. In the present embodiment, any of the base blades 220 has a length over an angle range of about 60 degrees in plan view, and is about 2/3 of the length of the base blade 22. The number of the base blades 22 and 220 is not limited to three as described above, and may be two or four or more. Specific lengths and width dimensions of the base blades 22 and 220 are also design matters that can be appropriately determined.

  Further, each base blade 22 of the lowermost rotary hoist blade 21 has one end portion 22 a connected to the tip of an attachment arm 24 that is radially fixed to the rotary shaft 20. Here, three mounting arms 24 are provided in accordance with the number of the respective base blades 22, and are arranged so as to expand on a plane orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotary shaft 20, respectively. The blades 22 are supported.

  In the present embodiment, the base blade 22 and the mounting arm 24 are integrally formed, and are configured by cutting and bending a single metal plate. That is, the mounting arm 24 is a plate that extends in a certain width like the base blade 22, and is a member that extends linearly in the radial direction from the rotary shaft 20. One end 22 a of the base blade 22 is integrally continuous with the distal end side of the mounting arm 24.

  More specifically, the mounting arm 24 is bent so as to be inclined in accordance with the inclination of the flat surface 23 of the base blade 22 in the width direction, and is attached to the bottom plate 15 of the drying tank 11 as shown in FIG. It is inclined at a predetermined angle. As a result, the mounting arm 24 functions to positively scrape the material to be dried that accumulates on the bottom plate 15. Further, in the mounting arm 24, a side edge 24 a facing in the rotation direction R is formed as a tapered edge and is disposed so as to face the bottom plate 15.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, each base blade 220 of the rotary hoist blade 210 other than the lowest step is attached to the tip of the mounting arm 240 that extends radially from the outer periphery of the small disk portion 240a. It is connected. The small disc portion 240 a is formed with a circular through hole through which the rotating shaft 20 is passed and fixed to the rotating shaft 20. As in the case of the mounting arm 24, three mounting arms 240 are provided in accordance with the number of the base blades 220, and each mounting arm 240 is arranged to expand on a plane orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotary shaft 20. Each tip is integrally connected to one end 220 a of the base blade 220.

  Here, the mounting arm 240 is also integrally formed with the base blade 220, and is configured by cutting and bending a single metal plate. However, unlike the mounting arm 24, as shown in FIG. 6, there is no particular inclination in the width direction. That is, the mounting arms 240 are all arranged in parallel on a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotary shaft 20. Therefore, the mounting arm 240 in the rotary hoist blades 210 in stages other than the lowest stage does not particularly act to positively scrape off the material to be dried.

  Although not shown, the other end portions 22a and 220a of the base blades 22 and 220 may be connected to the distal ends of support arms that are radially fixed to the rotary shaft 20. Here, the support arm does not need to perform the scraping action like the mounting arm 24 in particular, and any structure that can be simply supported and reinforced can be used. However, the support arm is not required to interfere with the hoisting action of the object to be dried. It is better to make it as small as possible, such as a bar.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the multi-stage rotary hoist blades 21, 210 have the lowermost rotary hoist blade 21 arranged at the lower part of the rotary shaft 20, and the other rotary hoist vane 210 above it. Are arranged so as to be arranged in four stages at equal intervals, and a multi-stage configuration is adopted. In the present embodiment, the rotary hoist blades 210 are provided in four stages. However, the rotary hoist blades 210 are one, two, three, or five stages depending on the height and dimensions of the drying tank 11. It can also be arranged as described above.

  What is important in any number of stages is the clearance F between the upper and lower sides of each stage. This clearance F is based on the above-mentioned consideration, and each base blade 220 of the rotary hoist blade 210 on the one stage from the uppermost end of the other end portions 22b, 220b of the base blades 22, 220 of the rotary hoist blades 21, 210. Of the one end 220a to the lowermost end is determined to be a ratio of 0 to 15% of a circular diameter (hereinafter simply referred to as a diameter) connecting the outermost peripheral ends of the flat surfaces 23 and 230 of the base blades 22 and 220. ing. Furthermore, it has been confirmed that if the ratio is set to 0 to 9%, an even better effect can be expected.

  Here, the clearance F between the upper and lower sides of each stage need not be the same value as long as it is within the range of the ratio of 0 to 15% of the diameter of each base blade 22, 220. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the clearance F between the lowermost rotary winding upper blade 21 and the second upper rotary winding blade 210 immediately above it is set to each rotational winding above the second stage. It may be set smaller than the clearance F between the upper blades 210. In addition, the diameter of the lowermost base blade 22 and the diameter of the other base blade 220 are the same in consideration of the clearance U (see FIG. 10) between the heat transfer surface 12.

  As a specific value of the clearance F between the upper and lower sides, for example, when the diameter is 2000 mm, it is set within a range of 0 to 300 mm. Here, the diameter varies depending on the specific inner diameter of the drying tank 11, and the diameter and the clearance F between the upper and lower sides are specifically set according to the inner diameter of the drying tank 11. Further, which clearance is set within the range of 0 to 300 mm is appropriately determined according to the type of the object to be dried.

  For example, when the material to be dried is dewatered sludge from a sewage treatment plant, the moisture content is 80 to 85%, and when the moisture content of the material to be dried advances and reaches a moisture content of 65 to 70%, the viscosity becomes extremely large and partly Becomes clumpy. According to such characteristics, if the clearance F between the upper and lower sides is determined within the range of 100 to 180 mm in the range of 0 to 300 mm, stable high drying efficiency can be realized. Such numerical values vary depending on the inner diameter of the drying tank 11. For example, when the diameter is 1000 mm, the clearance F between the upper and lower sides is appropriately determined in the range of 50 to 90 mm.

  Alternatively, when the material to be dried is sewage sludge and non-dehydrated sludge, the moisture content is 95 to 98%, and it is in a liquid state, so even if moisture evaporation proceeds as described above to 65 to 70%, The volume of solids is extremely small. According to such characteristics, if the clearance F between the upper and lower sides is determined within a narrower range of 30 to 120 mm within the range of 0 to 300 mm, the contact efficiency to the jacket 13 is enhanced even if the viscosity is high. be able to. Moreover, when the said diameter is 1000 mm, the clearance F between upper and lower sides will be suitably determined in the range of 15-60 mm. Although the clearance F between the upper and lower sides according to other to-be-dried objects is mentioned later, all will be specifically defined within the range of the ratio which becomes 0 to 15% of the said diameter.

  The critical significance of limiting the numerical value so that the clearance F between the upper and lower sides is 0 to 15% of the diameter is as already described (see paragraphs 0021 to 0023). That is, by defining the clearance F between the upper and lower sides within such a ratio range, the jacket 13 is configured to cover the material to be dried for each stage from the lowermost rotary winding upper blade 21 to the uppermost rotary winding upper blade 210. It is possible to press the heat transfer surface 12 in a uniform thin film shape, and to raise the film sequentially after an optimal time.

  When the clearance F between the upper and lower sides is less than 0% of the diameter, that is, when the upper and lower base blades 22 and 220 partially overlap in the vertical direction, extra turbulence is generated and interferes with each other, and the winding action is reduced. On the other hand, if the clearance F between the upper and lower sides is larger than 15% of the diameter, regardless of the type of the object to be dried, the object to be dried is not successfully delivered upward in each stage, and the rise stops midway. However, it has been confirmed by numerous experiments by the inventors. In addition, although the minimum of the clearance F between upper and lower sides was mentioned above, it has also been confirmed that there exists the optimal value according to the kind of actual to-be-dried object in the numerical value of 0% or more of the said diameter.

  Furthermore, what is important along with the clearance F between the upper and lower sides is the relative arrangement of the base blades 22 and 220 between the stages. With regard to such an arrangement, as a result of intensive studies by the inventors, very high drying efficiency can be realized by setting the following special arrangement. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the plurality of rotary hoist blades 21, 210 are phased by a predetermined angle in the plan view when the base blades 22, 220 are arranged along the rotary shaft 20. They are arranged so as to be aligned in a multiple spiral staircase extending in the direction opposite to the rotational direction R.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the phase between the base blade 22 of the lowermost rotary winding upper blade 21 and the base blade 220 of the second stage of the rotary winding upper blade 210 from the lower stage, One end 220a of the upper base blade 220 located in the vicinity of the opposite direction to the rotation direction with respect to the other end portion 22b of the lower base blade 22 is separated in the reverse direction without overlapping in a plan view. The other end 22b of the base blade 22 is set to be positioned below the inclined surface obtained by extending the flat surface 23.

  Further, in the second and subsequent rotating upper and lower blades 210, the base blades 220 have the same shape, and the base blades 220 arranged in the vertical direction are similar to the other end portion 220b of the lower base blade 220 in the same manner as described above. One end 220a of the upper base blade 220 located close to the direction opposite to the rotation direction R is separated by a predetermined angle (distance B in FIG. 9) in the opposite direction without overlapping in plan view, The other end 220b of the base blade 220 is set so as to be positioned below the inclined surface obtained by extending the flat surface 230.

  With such an arrangement, as shown in FIG. 9, in the above-described clearance F between the upper and lower sides, an object to be dried that is wound up by the lower base blade 220 and moves obliquely upward is rotated in the upper stage. So that the material to be dried can be scooped up at one end 220a of the upper base blade 220 in a timely manner, and the material to be dried ascends the multiple spiral steps of the base blades 22 and 220. Move sequentially. Further, ascending force and centrifugal force can be supplemented to the object to be dried by the rotation of the rotary upper and lower blades 210 in the second and subsequent stages.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the drying tank 11 is provided on the inner wall of the uppermost rotary winding upper blade 210 and receives an object to be dried upward from the uppermost rotary winding upper blade 210 to rotate. A receiving plate 30 is provided to drop downward from the inside of the hoist blade 210. The receiving plate 30 is composed of a plate-like member that has a vertically extending surface that faces the rotational direction of the rotary hoist blade 210, and is arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. . In the present embodiment, three receiving plates 30 are provided. However, the specific shape and arrangement of the receiving plates 30 are design matters that can be determined as appropriate. Depending on the inner diameter of the tank 11, for example, the number increases as the inner diameter increases.

Next, the operation of the drying apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment will be described.
An object to be dried is put into the drying tank 11 from a supply port in the upper lid 14 of the drying tank 11. Then, the electric motor 18 is driven to rotate the rotating shaft 20 in the R direction. At the same time, steam is introduced from the boiler into the jacket 13 to heat the heat transfer surface 12. As the rotary shaft 20 rotates, the rotary hoist blades 21 and 210 rotate, and for each base blade 22 and 220, an object to be dried rests on the flat surfaces 23 and 230 from the one end 22a and 220a, and the other end. It moves to 22b, 220b side.

  At this time, an upward force acts on the object to be dried, and the object to be dried is rolled up and pressed against the heat transfer surface 12 by the centrifugal force P (see FIGS. 9 and 10). The flat surfaces 23 and 230 of the base blades 22 and 220 that give such a winding action and a pressing action extend in an elongated shape along the heat transfer surface 12, and the outer peripheral end maintains a clearance U between the heat transfer surface 12. It is arcuate. Therefore, the object to be dried is not simply given an impact, but the action to wind up the object to be dried and the pressing action to the heat transfer surface 12 are effectively performed.

  Then, the object to be dried does not move up in the drying tank 11 by one continuous blade, but the object to be dried is wound up and pressed against the heat transfer surface 12 sequentially for each base blade 22, 220. For this reason, even if it is a to-be-dried material etc. with strong viscosity, it does not adhere to the heat-transfer surface 12, and a to-be-dried material does not remain in the specific location on the heat-transfer surface 12. Further, each base blade 22 and 220 has a length within a circumferential range of 360 degrees in plan view and is independent, so that the base blades 22 and 220 are independent of the outer peripheral ends of the flat surfaces 23 and 230 of the base blades 22 and 220. Since the clearance U between the heating surface 12 and the hot surface 12 is not continuous, even if foreign matter in the material to be dried bites into the clearance U, it immediately escapes and does not continue to bite.

  In particular, each base blade 22 in the lowermost rotary winding upper blade 21 has a longer dimension than each base blade 220 in the other stages. It is possible to apply a greater winding force. Therefore, it becomes possible to smoothly move the object to be dried from the bottom of the drying tank 11 toward the upper stages. Moreover, since the mounting arm 24 that supports each base blade 22 at the lowermost stage is inclined with respect to the bottom plate 15 as shown in FIG. The arm 24 can also scoop up actively. Thereby, an object to be dried can be brought into contact with the heat transfer surface 12 at an earlier stage.

  Furthermore, since the rotating upper and lower blades 21, 210 have a plurality of upper and lower stages, the object to be dried is wound up at each stage, pressed against the heat transfer surface 12 in a thin film shape, and then wound up with the object to be dried that is wound up later. Raise the object to be dried to push it up one step. Thus, the material to be dried can be sequentially raised while continuously drying from the lowermost rotating upper blade 21 to the uppermost rotating upper blade 210, and the heat transfer surface in the vertical direction of the inner wall of the drying tank 11 Thus, the entire surface can be effectively used, and extremely high drying efficiency can be reliably realized by taking advantage of the vertical type.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the to-be-dried object pressed into the thin film shape on the heat transfer surface 12 for each step has a surface that contacts the heat transfer surface 12 on one side and the inside of the drying tank 11 on the other side. It has an evaporation surface in contact with the air in the space. And the to-be-dried material which contacted the heat-transfer surface 12 will evaporate a certain amount of water on the spot by the heat from the heat-transfer surface 12. The material to be dried whose moisture content is low due to the evaporation of moisture when contacting the heat transfer surface 12 is moved to the evaporation surface so as to be replaced with the material to be dried having a high water content.

  When the object to be dried moved to the evaporation surface is exposed to air, the water evaporation further proceeds. In addition, the material to be dried moves from the heat transfer surface 12 side to the evaporation surface, and at the same time, due to the winding action of the base blades 22 and 220, the material to be dried later pushes the material to be dried which has been previously wound up intermittently. The material to be dried rises along the heat transfer surface 12. That is, the object to be dried rolls up along the heat transfer surface 12 while moving from the heat transfer surface 12 to the evaporation surface, and dries while rising. Such a drying process is sequentially repeated for each stage.

  What is important here is the clearance F between the upper and lower sides of the rotary winding upper blades 21 and 210 of each stage as described above. By setting the value of the clearance F to a ratio of 0 to 15% of the diameter of the rotary hoist blades 21 and 210, the lowermost rotary hoist blade 21 to the uppermost rotary hoist blade 210 are respectively It becomes possible to press the object to be dried against the heat transfer surface 12 in a uniform thin film shape for each stage, and to raise it sequentially after an optimal time. Within such a range of ratios, the dimension of the clearance F between the upper and lower sides of the rotary upper and lower blades 21 and 210 of each stage may be appropriately determined according to the specific type of the object to be dried.

  Specifically, for example, regarding kitchen waste, uncooked lacquer, expired foods, etc. have a large amount of vegetable scraps and a large amount of fiber as a whole, and therefore have poor adhesion. In the drying apparatus 10 that mainly handles an object to be dried having such characteristics, the value of the clearance F between the upper and lower sides of the rotary upper and lower blades 21 and 210 of each stage varies depending on the inner diameter of the drying tank 11, The diameter is set to about 20 to 120 mm as 0 to 15% of the diameter of each base blade 22 and 220 according to the inner diameter. Thereby, the favorable contact state can be maintained with respect to the drying of the garbage which is a to-be-dried object with respect to the heat-transfer surface 12 whole surface in the vertical direction of the drying tank 11 inner wall.

  In addition, in the case of organisms such as seafood, the viscosity disappears as the drying progresses, resulting in a crumbly state. In the drying apparatus 10 that mainly handles an object to be dried having such characteristics, the value of the clearance F between the upper and lower sides of the rotary upper and lower blades 21 and 210 of each stage varies depending on the inner diameter of the drying tank 11, but is roughly. Set to 50-200 mm. Thereby, the favorable contact state can be maintained with respect to the drying of the organism which is a to-be-dried object with respect to the heat-transfer surface 12 whole surface in the vertical direction of the drying tank 11 inner wall.

  In the case of waste liquid, the amount of water is large and the amount of solid matter is very small. In the drying apparatus 10 that mainly handles an object to be dried having such characteristics, the value of the clearance F between the upper and lower sides of the rotary upper and lower blades 21 and 210 of each stage varies depending on the inner diameter of the drying tank 11, but is roughly. Set to 100-250 mm. Thereby, a to-be-dried object can be efficiently raised along the heat-transfer surface 12 of the drying tank 11, and can be made to contact with respect to the heat-transfer surface 12 whole surface reliably.

  In the case of fruits, since the water content is relatively high and the sugar content is high, the adhesion rate increases as the water content evaporates and the solid content ratio increases. Due to such characteristics, it is easy to rise in the upper part in the vertical direction, and spaces are formed in the lower part and the middle part, and it is difficult to form a thin film uniformly due to poor contact. However, by setting the clearance F to 80 to 150 mm, An object to be dried can be surely pressed into a thin film shape against the entire heat transfer surface 12 in the vertical direction of the inner wall of the tank 11.

  In the case of carbohydrates such as cooked rice, udon and soba, the moisture content is low, but when heated, it becomes sticky and very sticky. Such carbohydrates were supposed to be impossible to dry with a conventional drying apparatus. However, according to the present drying apparatus 10, the value of the clearance F is set to 0 to 80 mm, so that It is possible to maintain a good contact state with respect to the drying of the carbohydrate that is the object to be dried with respect to the entire heat transfer surface 12 in the vertical direction.

  In addition, the internal organs of squid have a very high water content, and at the same time a high fat content and a low solid content. In the drying apparatus 10 mainly handling the object to be dried having such characteristics, by setting the clearance F to 30 to 150 mm, the entire surface of the heat transfer surface 12 in the vertical direction of the inner wall of the drying tank 11 is covered. The dried product can be reliably pressed into a thin film, and a dried product with good quality can be produced.

  Also, when drying mince such as animal residues and dead animals, these are very oily, and evaporating the water will result in a mixture of solids and many oils. In the drying apparatus 10 mainly handling the object to be dried having such characteristics, by setting the clearance F to 80 to 180 mm, the entire surface of the heat transfer surface 12 in the vertical direction of the inner wall of the drying tank 11 is covered. The dried product can be maintained in a good contact state for drying.

  Furthermore, in the case of tea bowls and the like, since they are dehydrated, there is little moisture and there is no viscosity at all. By setting the value of the clearance F to 0 to 60 mm, the material to be dried is efficiently raised in the vertical direction. And can be reliably brought into contact with the entire heat transfer surface 12. In addition, in the case of an object to be dried such as powder having a low moisture content of 30 to 50%, since the viscosity is small, by setting the value of the clearance F to 0 to 30 mm, It can raise efficiently and can contact reliably with respect to the heat-transfer surface 12 whole surface.

  As described above, when various kinds of objects to be dried do not have the value of the clearance F within the range of 0 to 15% of the diameters of the respective base blades 22 and 220, the ascending efficiency in the vertical direction is increased. It worsens, the contact efficiency to the heat-transfer surface 12 also worsens, and the drying time which is one of the important performances of the drying apparatus 10 becomes extremely long. In particular, the fact that the ascending efficiency is poor makes it impossible to take advantage of the vertical type of utilizing the entire heat transfer surface 12 in the vertical direction of the inner wall of the drying tank 11. Therefore, the dimension of the clearance F between the upper and lower sides of the rotary winding upper blades 21 and 210 of each stage is important.

  Further, as important as the value of the clearance F, the relative arrangement of the base blades 22 and 220 between the upper and lower portions of the rotary upper and lower blades 21 and 210 of each stage is important. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the arrangement is such that the base blades 22 and 220 between the upper and lower sides are shifted in phase by a predetermined angle in a plan view and extend in the direction opposite to the rotational direction R (this embodiment) In this case, they are arranged in a three-fold spiral staircase.

  By such a special arrangement, the material to be dried scooped up from the bottom of the drying tank 11 by the base blade 22 and the mounting arm 24 at the bottom is first pressed against the heat transfer surface 12 by a centrifugal force in a thin film shape. It is scooped up to one end 220a of the second stage base blade 220 immediately above. Further, the material to be dried wound up by the second-stage base blade 220 is scooped up to one end portion 220a of the third-stage base blade 220 immediately above, while being similarly pressed against the heat transfer surface 12.

  That is, the material to be dried put into the drying tank 11 is a multiple helix in which the base blades 22 and 220 are intermittently connected from the lowermost rotary upper blade 21 to the uppermost rotary upper blade 210. It is dried while moving sequentially as it goes up the stairs. In addition, ascending force and centrifugal force can be supplemented to the object to be dried by the rotation of the rotary upper and lower blades 210 in the second and subsequent stages. In this way, the entire heat transfer surface 12 in the vertical direction of the inner wall of the drying tank 11 can be effectively used, and very high drying efficiency can be reliably realized by taking advantage of the vertical type.

  In particular, the base blades 22 of the lowermost rotary winding upper blades 21 are formed longer than the respective base blades 220 of the rotary winding upper blades 210 of the other stages. The other end portion 22b is disposed so as to overlap in a plan view at a position higher than one end portion 22a of another base blade 22 adjacent in the direction opposite to the rotation direction. As a result, it is possible to apply a larger winding force to the material to be dried that initially accumulates at the bottom of the drying tank 11, and smooth the material to be dried toward each step upward from the bottom of the drying tank 11. It is possible to move to. In the present embodiment, the mounting arm 24 also positively scrapes the material to be dried that accumulates on the bottom plate 15.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 9, the base blades 220 arranged in the vertical direction are arranged at one end portion of the upper base blade 220 located close to the rotation direction opposite to the other end portion 220 b of the lower base blade 220. 220a is arranged so as not to overlap in the plan view but spaced apart in the opposite direction and positioned below the inclined surface extending the flat surface 230 at the other end 220b of the lower base blade 220. As a result, the material to be dried that is wound up by the base blade 220 at the lower stage and moves obliquely upward along the heat transfer surface 12 can be reliably delivered to the one end portion 220 a of the base blade 220 at the upper stage. .

  The base blades 220 in the second and subsequent stages have a length that extends in an arc shape within a range of a predetermined angle with the rotation axis 20 as the center, and adjacent base blades 220 in a circumferential range of 360 degrees in plan view. The flat surfaces 230 do not overlap each other in the circumferential direction, and can be easily arranged so that the phases are shifted by a predetermined angle between the upper and lower sides. The base blades 22 and 220 are connected to the distal ends of mounting arms 24 and 240 that are radially fixed to the rotary shaft 20. The other ends 22 b and 220 b are also connected to the rotary shaft 20. Sufficient support strength can be obtained by connecting to the tip of the support arm fixed radially.

  In FIG. 1, an object to be dried upward from the uppermost rotary winding upper blade 210 is received by a receiving plate 30 provided on the inner wall of the drying tank 11, so that the rotary winding upper blade 210 does not rise as it is. Drops downward from the inside. As a result, the drying process is repeated again from the lowermost rotating upper blade 21 so that the drying efficiency can be further increased. In addition, the to-be-dried object which completed drying can be taken out from the discharge port near the baseplate 15 of the drying tank 11 after driving of the electric motor 18 is stopped.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In the drying apparatus 10A according to the present embodiment, the lowermost rotary hoist blade 21 having the same configuration as that of the first embodiment is provided at the lower part of the rotating shaft 20, and the upper part is provided with the first Other rotating hoist blades 210 having the same configuration as that of the first embodiment are provided in a total of four stages. The number of upper and lower steps may be a total of six or more depending on the height and dimensions of the drying tank 11, and is a design matter that can be changed as appropriate.

  The relative clearance F between the upper and lower clearances F and the upper and lower base blades 22 and 220 in the rotating upper and lower blades 21 and 210 of each stage is the same as in the first embodiment, and redundant description is omitted. To do. In the present embodiment, a supply pipe 16 is connected to the wall surface near the bottom plate 15 of the drying tank 11, and an object to be dried is supplied to the bottom of the drying tank 11 by the supply screw 16 a, while the upper cover 14 of the heat transfer surface 12. A discharge pipe 17 is connected to a nearby wall surface, and the dried object to be dried is discharged to the outside by a discharge screw 17a.

  In such a drying apparatus 10A, the supply of the material to be dried may be divided to perform batch-type processing for obtaining the dried material intermittently, or the material to be dried may be continuously supplied and dried. It is also possible to perform a continuous process for continuously discharging objects. In this embodiment, it is also assumed that continuous processing is performed, and the receiving plate 30 is omitted.

  Next, a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 12, the drying apparatus 10 </ b> B according to the present embodiment is provided with a lowermost rotary winding blade 31 having a configuration different from that of the first embodiment at the lower part of the rotary shaft 20, and above that Further, the rotary hoist blades 310 having different configurations are provided in four stages to form a multistage configuration. The other configurations such as the drying tank 11, the heat transfer surface 12, and the jacket 13 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and overlapped. The description that has been made will be omitted.

  The rotary hoisting blades 31 and 310 are each composed of a plurality of base blades 32 and 320 arranged in a circumferential direction around the rotation shaft 20, and in this embodiment, each of the six base blades 32. , 320. The lengths of the base blades 32 and 320 are different between the lowermost rotary hoist blade 31 and the other upper rotary hoist blade 310. That is, the base blade 32 of the lowermost rotary hoisting blade 31 is formed longer than the base blade 320 of the other upper rotary hoisting blade 310.

  As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the base blades 32 of the lowermost rotary winding upper blade 31 are respectively attached to the tips of a total of six attachment arms 34 that are radially fixed to the rotary shaft 20. Are arranged at equal intervals. Each of the base blades 32 has the same shape, and each has a flat surface 33 that can be rolled up while the object to be dried is placed on the one end portion 32a and moved to the other end portion 32b in plan view. doing.

  The flat surface 33 of each base blade 32 is formed so as to extend obliquely upward from one end portion 32a to the other end portion 32b in the direction opposite to the rotation direction R, and an object to be dried is placed on each base blade 32. While winding up, it is configured to press against the heat transfer surface 12 by centrifugal force to dry the material to be dried.

  The length of each base blade 32 is in a circumferential range of 360 degrees in plan view, and each other end portion 32b is more than one end portion 32a of another base blade 32 adjacent in the direction opposite to the rotation direction R. It is set so as to be positioned high and overlap in plan view. The base blade 32 and the mounting arm 34 are also integrally formed, and, like the rotary hoist blade 21, is configured by cutting and bending a single metal plate.

  As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, each base blade 320 of the rotary hoist blade 310 other than the lowest step is connected to the tip of the mounting arm 340 extending radially from the outer periphery of the small disk portion 340a. ing. The small disc portion 340 a is formed with a circular through hole through which the rotating shaft 20 is passed and fixed to the rotating shaft 20. Six attachment arms 340 are provided in accordance with the number of base blades 320, and are arranged so as to expand on a plane orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotary shaft 20. Are integrally connected to one end 320a of the.

  Each of the base blades 320 has the same shape, and each has a flat surface 330 that can be rolled up while being moved from the one end part 320a to the other end part 320b while extending in the circumferential direction in a plan view. doing. The flat surface 330 of each base blade 320 is also formed so as to extend obliquely upward from the one end portion 320a to the other end portion 320b in the direction opposite to the rotation direction R, and an object to be dried is placed on each base blade 320. While winding up, it is configured to press against the heat transfer surface 12 by centrifugal force to dry the material to be dried.

  The lengths of the respective base blades 320 are within a circumferential range of 360 degrees in plan view, and the flat surfaces 330 of the adjacent base blades 320 do not overlap each other in the circumferential direction from the one end portion 320a to the other end portion 320b. Is set to Each base blade 320, the mounting arm 340, and the small disk portion 340a are also integrally formed, and similarly to the rotary hoist blade 210, a single metal plate is cut and bent. Has been.

  In the present embodiment, both base blades 32 and 320 are formed shorter than the base blades 22 and 220. Thus, the height of the base blades 32 and 320 is reduced because of the short length. The base blades 32 and 320 are not bulky in the vertical direction as compared with the base blades 32 and 320, and the total height of the drying tank 11 is increased even if the number of stages is increased. It can be suppressed as much as possible. In addition, the base blades 22 and 220 are not limited to the six sheets described above, and the number, the specific length, and the width dimension are design matters that can be appropriately determined.

  Also in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the clearance F between the upper and lower portions of the rotary upper and lower blades 31 and 310 at each stage is important. The value of the clearance F is set to a ratio of 0 to 15% of the diameter of the rotary winding upper blades 31 and 310, as in the above-described embodiments, so that the lowermost rotary winding blade 31 is the uppermost stage. The drying process of pressing the material to be dried on the heat transfer surface 12 in a uniform thin film for each stage is continuously and sequentially repeated over the rotating upper blade 310.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, the relative arrangement of the base blades 32 and 320 between the upper and lower portions of the rotary winding upper and lower blades 31 and 310 of each stage is also similar to that in each of the above embodiments in a plan view. Phases are shifted by a predetermined angle, and arranged in a multiple (in this embodiment, six layers) spiral staircase extending in the direction opposite to the rotation direction R. Such a special arrangement makes it possible to effectively utilize the entire heat transfer surface 12 in the vertical direction of the inner wall of the drying tank 11, and to reliably realize very high drying efficiency by taking advantage of the vertical type. it can.

  As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the present invention can be modified or added without departing from the scope of the present invention. Included in the invention. For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, the rotary hoist blades 210 and 310 of the other stages other than the lowermost rotary hoist blades 21 and 31 are the same shape and the plurality of base vanes 220 and 320 having the same inclination. However, if necessary, these may be different.

  For example, the rotary hoist blades 21 and 31 and the rotary hoist blades 210 and 310 may be arranged alternately in order from the bottom. In short, among the base blades 22, 220, 32, and 320 of the plurality of stages of rotating hoisting blades 21, 210, 31, and 310, at least one of the base blades of the rotating hoisting blades 21, 210, 31, and 310, respectively. The lengths of 22, 220, 32, and 320 are not limited to the lowest level, and are formed to have dimensions different from the lengths of the base blades 22, 220, 32, and 320 of the rotary winding upper blades 21, 210, 31, and 310 of other stages. Good. As described above, the configurations of the base blades 22, 220, 32, and 320 can be appropriately selected and combined depending on the properties, amount, and the like of the objects to be dried that are put into the drying tanks 11, 11A, and 11B.

  In the drying apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to deal with a wide variety of to-be-dried items including liquid ones, and in particular, even to-be-dried items including solids and semi-solids and highly viscous items to be dried, It can be widely used as a drying apparatus that can be efficiently dried.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Drying apparatus 10A ... Drying apparatus 10B ... Drying apparatus 11 ... Drying tank 11A ... Drying tank 11B ... Drying tank 12 ... Heat-transfer surface 13 ... Jacket 13a ... Steam inflow part 13b ... Steam discharge part 14 ... Top cover 15 ... Bottom plate 16 ... Supply pipe 16a ... Supply screw 17 ... Discharge pipe 17a ... Discharge screw 18 ... Electric motor 20 ... Rotating shaft 21 ... Rotating winding blade 22 ... Base blade 23 ... Flat surface 24 ... Mounting arm 30 ... Receiving plate 31 ... Rotating winding Blade 32 ... Base blade 33 ... Flat surface 34 ... Mounting arm 210 ... Rotating winding blade 220 ... Base blade 230 ... Flat surface 240 ... Mounting arm 310 ... Rotating winding blade 320 ... Base blade 330 ... Flat surface 340 ... Mounting arm

In view of this conclusion, the gist of the present invention for achieving the above-described object resides in the following items.
[1] A vertical cylindrical drying tank (11, 11A, 11B) into which an object to be dried is charged, and heating means for heating the heat transfer surface (12) of the inner wall of the drying tank (11, 11A, 11B) And a rotating upper blade (21, 210, 31, 310) attached to a rotary shaft (20) extending in the longitudinal direction provided in the center of the drying tank (11, 11A, 11B). , 10A, 10B)
The rotating hoist blades (21, 210, 31, 310) are composed of a plurality of base blades (22, 220, 32, 320) arranged in a circumferential direction around the rotating shaft (20). Each of the base blades (22, 220, 32, 320) extends in the circumferential direction in plan view, and can be rolled up while moving an object to be dried from one end portion to the other end portion ( 23, 230, 33, 330), and the flat surface (23, 230, 33, 330) is formed so as to extend obliquely upward from one end to the other end in the direction opposite to the rotational direction,
The rotary winding upper blades (21, 210, 31, 310) are arranged in a plurality of stages arranged vertically along the rotation axis (20), and a plurality of stages of rotation windings are performed by the rotation of the rotation axis (20). Each base blade (22, 220, 32, 320) rotates for each upper blade (21, 210, 31, 310), so that an object to be dried is flat on each base blade (22, 220, 32, 320). A drying step is performed in which the surface (23, 230, 33, 330) is wound up while being moved from one end to the other end and pressed against the heat transfer surface (12) in a thin film by centrifugal force;
The clearance (F) between the upper and lower sides of the plurality of stages of rotary winding upper blades (21, 210, 31, 310) is determined by the base blades (22, 220, 32, 320), the dimension from the uppermost end of the other end portion to the lowermost end of one end portion of each base blade (220, 320) of the rotary winding upper blade (210, 310) on the one stage is the base blade (22, 220, 32). , 320) as the ratio of 0 to 15% of the circle diameter connecting the outermost peripheral ends of the flat surfaces (23, 230, 33, 330), the uppermost rotation from the lowermost rotary winding blade (21, 31). Set so that the drying process is repeated continuously and sequentially up to the winding blades (210, 310),
Provided on the inner wall of the drying tank (11) above the uppermost rotary winding upper blade (210), and on the heat transfer surface (12) directed upward from the uppermost rotary winding upper blade (210) is a thin film. A receiving plate (30) for receiving an object to be dried pressed against and falling downward from the inside of the rotary winding upper blade (210);
The receiving plate (30) is composed of a plate-like member arranged so that the surface extending in a narrow shape in the vertical direction is opposed to the rotation direction of the rotary winding upper blade (210), and two or more are circumferential directions. The drying apparatus (10), which is arranged so as to be arranged at equal intervals .

Claims (2)

A vertical cylindrical drying tank into which an object to be dried is put, a heating means for heating the heat transfer surface of the inner wall of the drying tank, and a rotation attached to a rotary shaft extending in the vertical direction provided in the center of the drying tank A drying device having a hoisting blade;
The rotary hoisting blade is composed of a plurality of base blades arranged so as to be arranged in the circumferential direction around the rotation axis, and each base blade extends in the circumferential direction in plan view, Each flat surface has a flat surface that can be rolled up while being moved from one end portion to the other end portion, and this flat surface is formed to extend obliquely upward from one end portion to the other end portion in the direction opposite to the rotation direction. ,
The rotating hoist blades are arranged in a plurality of stages arranged vertically along the rotation axis, and the rotation of the rotating shaft causes each base blade to rotate for each of the plurality of rotating hoist blades, thereby drying the object. A drying process is performed in which an object is wound up while moving from one end to the other end on the flat surface of each base blade, and pressed against the heat transfer surface by centrifugal force in a thin film shape,
The clearance between the upper and lower sides of the multi-stage rotating hoist blades is the dimension from the uppermost end of the other end of each base vane of the rotating hoisting blade to the lowermost end of each base vane of the upper hoisting blade The drying step is repeated successively from the lowermost rotating upper blade to the uppermost rotating upper blade as a ratio of 0 to 15% of the circle diameter connecting the outermost peripheral ends of the flat surfaces of the base blades. Set to
It is provided on the inner wall of the drying tank above the uppermost rotary winding upper blade and receives the object to be dried pressed in a thin film shape against the heat transfer surface directed upward from the uppermost rotary winding upper blade. Arrange the receiving plate to drop downward from the inside of the winding blade,
The receiving plate is composed of a plate-like member arranged so that the surface thereof faces the rotation direction of the rotary hoisting blade, and two or more are arranged in a circumferential direction. Drying equipment. The plurality of stages of rotating hoisting blades are arranged in a multi-spiral staircase pattern in which the respective base blades are out of phase by a predetermined angle in plan view and extend in the direction opposite to the rotation direction between the upper and lower sides arranged along the rotation axis. Arranged so that
The flat surface of each base blade of the rotary hoisting blade extends in a narrow shape with a length in a circumferential range of 360 degrees in plan view, and each base in the rotary hoisting blades of the other stages other than the lowermost stage. The flat surface of the blade is set to a length such that the flat surfaces of adjacent base blades arranged on the same circumference in plan view do not overlap each other in the circumferential direction,
In each of the multiple stages of the rotating upper and lower blades, each of the base blades arranged in the vertical direction has one end portion of the upper base blade positioned close to the rotation direction opposite to the other end portion of the lower base blade, The two or more spiral staircases are arranged in a plurality of spiral staircases spaced apart in the opposite direction without overlapping in a plan view and positioned below an inclined surface extending a flat surface at the other end of the lower base blade. Item 2. The drying apparatus according to Item 1.

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