Process and apparatus for removing water from materials using oscillatory flow-reversing gaseous media
US6470597B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF26B23/026
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process and an apparatus for removing water from a material are disclosed. The material can be selected from the group consisting of fibrous webs, textiles, plastics, non-woven webs, building materials, or any combination thereof, and may comprise an agricultural product, a food product, a pharmaceutical product, a biotechnology product, etc.The process comprises providing a material; providing an oscillatory flow-reversing impingement gaseous media having predetermined frequency; providing a gas-distributing system designed to emit the oscillatory flow-reversing impingement gas onto the material; and impinging the oscillatory flow-reversing gas onto the material, thereby removing moisture from the material.The apparatus comprises a support to receive the material and to carry said material in a machine direction; a pulse generator producing oscillatory flow-reversing air or gas; and a gas-distributing system in fluid communication with the pulse generator for delivering the oscillatory flow-reversing gas to the material, wherein the gas-distributing system terminates with at least one discharge outlet juxtaposed with the support.
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