UNIVERSAL ENERGY-SAVING COUNTERFLOW DRYER WITH AUTOMATED CONTROL Russian patent published in 2024 - IPC F26B9/06 

FIELD: drying.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to drying, for example, a heap of seeds of grain, leguminous, fodder, industrial, medicinal crops or milled mass of both the whole harvest of these crops, as well as vegetables, tuberous roots and fruits. Counterflow universal energy- and resource-saving dryer with automated control for drying bulk and non-loose materials of crop products contains a two-section drying chamber with a longitudinal partition, in each section, the bottom is made of air distribution grids, the device for cutting off the lower dried layer of material includes an upper carriage with two-tier shelves, a lower carriage with shelves, mechanism of reciprocating movements of upper carriage, mechanism for switching on or off drive to lower carriage from upper one. Material is fed into the drying chamber through an adjustable distributor, a reciprocating scraper-type moving levelling device is installed in the drying chamber, air distribution grid is made with smooth, stepless adjustment of slots by carriage and lever control mechanism, continuous drying is carried out in both sections of the chamber with alternation of short-term drying in one or the second section with short-term cooling and unloading of the cut-off and dried lower layer of the ready product in the opposite section; the frame of the dryer has a rolling wheel motion. Dryer can operate in stationary and mobile versions.

EFFECT: increased efficiency and economy of the process of drying loose and non-loose materials of crop products.

1 cl, 5 dwg