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System for treating particulate material with gaseous media

US4035925A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 24, 1975
Grant dateJul 19, 1977
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Expiry dateOct 24, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF26B7/007
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Method and apparatus for treating particles of food or other substances with a gas, e.g., hot air, to effect blanching, dehydration, puffing, or the like. Feature of the invention is a system wherein the particles are contained in a perforated cylinder which is rotated at a speed sufficient to produce a centrifugal acceleration of at least one g, while a unidirectional flow of gas is applied to the cylinder perpendicular to its axis of rotation.

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