28" Wide X 10' Long Okawara Type FBA-20 F 304 Stainless Steel Fluid Bed Dryer

Description

Used fluid bed dryer by Okawara (Japan), type FBA-20, for continuous operation. Contact parts are made from stainless steel (AISI 304). The chamber is insulated and covered with carbon steel. The fluid bed has dimensions: width 700 mm × length 3000 mm. The perforations in the bottom of the drying chamber have a diameter of approximately 1 mm and the distance between each hole is about 5 mm. The machine is equipped with a stainless steel tubular heat exchanger (rated 6 bar), a steam pre-heater, blowers (the main blower is powered by a 30 kW electric motor, 2950 rpm; and has a working output of 290 cubic metres per minute), aluminium tunnels, a bag filter (made from stainless steel), and a cyclone (also made from stainless steel). Steam at the inlet is supplied at 130°C, and air is introduced at 80°C. The machine has been operating on a product with a charge weight of 800 grams per litre. It has been used with plastic pellets, with a reported output of 3 tonnes per hour. It is reported that the dryer can achieve a water evaporation rate of 400–500 kilograms per hour. Dimensions of the machine: width 1200 mm × length 3500 mm × height 2500 mm. Weight of the whole installation is approximately 2500 kg. Technical documentation is included.