DEVICE FOR HEAT TREATMENT OF GRAIN AND MIXED FEED Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A23N17/00 

FIELD: animal husbandry .

SUBSTANCE: device comprises working chamber with charging and discharging sluice boxes, member for loosening product layer made of shaft with blades, system for generating and supplying heat, member for supplying low-pressure fresh steam, and system for control of parameters of treatment. The working chamber is common for the system of generating and supplying heat and made of a cylindrical vessel with trancated conical base provided with lid bottom, heat insulation, and protecting casing. The outer side of the cylindrical section of the vessel is provided with ring electrical heating members. The lid of the vessel is provided with the charging sluice box that is arranged along its central axis and nozzles for injecting water and liquid admixtures mounted over periphery at a distance of 1/2-2/3 of the radius from the central axis. The device for supplying fresh low-pressure steam is mounted from the outside of the vessel bottom. The device for loosening the product has unmovable swirlers, and its blades are inclined and mounted on the shaft in rows.

EFFECT: enhanced functional capability and quality of the product.

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