DRYING UNIT FOR PRODUCTION OF SALT OUT OF SEA WATER Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC F26B17/10 F26B3/12 

FIELD: machine building.

SUBSTANCE: drying unit consists of drying chamber with side surface out of plates with gaps between them for inlet of air into chamber, of sprinklers of sea water in middle part of internal cavity of chamber and of branch for outlet of gas-suspension. The branch is connected to a cyclone. According to the invention the drying chamber of the unit is positioned vertically; in an upper part the case of the chamber it is equipped with a branch for outlet of water steams in air. The branch has a horizontal section, inside of which there is installed a heat exchanger-condenser for water steams. A collector of condensate is arranged under the heat exchanger-condenser. The air outlet of the branch is equipped with an air flow regulator. Also, as a source of drying agent (air) there is used a Rank-Hilsh vortex pipe. Outlet of warm flow of air from this pipe is connected to a tangential branch for supply of drying agent into the case of the drying chamber, while outlet of cold flow of air from the pipe is connected to the heat exchanger-condenser.

EFFECT: production of powder of salt from sea water and production of drinking water.

7 cl, 4 dwg