Web dryer with fully integrated regenerative heat source
US6321462A · kind A · utility
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18Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23G2900/70601
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Integrated web dryer (10) and regenerative heat exchanger (20), as well as a method of drying a web of material using the same. The apparatus and method of the present invention provides for the heating (22) of air and the converting of VOC's to harmless gases in a fully integrated manner via the inclusion of a regenerative combustion device as an integral element of the drying apparatus.
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