HELIODRIER Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: drying of agricultural products. SUBSTANCE: heliodrier has plates 5 made integral with perforated strips 2 for providing transmission of heat by heat-conductance capacity. Plates 5 are positioned in overlapped relation so as to define guiding slits 6. Channel 7 positioned between auxiliary plate 8 and transparent cover 9 is adapted for preliminary heating of air. When various products are laid on strips 2 or when quantity of products is different, simultaneous drying out of products on all strips 2 is provided by regulating flow rate of air supplied to each strip 2, through changing width of slits 6 by shifting strips 2 in horizontal plane. EFFECT: increased efficiency in drying products positioned on a plurality of strips by regulated supply of air. 1 dwg