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Centrifugal dryer

US8365430B2 · kind B2 · utility

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11References

53Claims

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Assignee

Gala Industies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Juergen Veltel · Kevelaer, DE
Thomas Baaske · Geldern, DE
Markus Peters · Xanten, DE
Christoph Maesmanns · Kerken, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 18, 2008
Grant date	Feb 5, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 26, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF26B17/24
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A centrifugal dryer for the separation of pellet-like substances from process water including a housing, a rotor arranged in the housing and a screen surrounding the rotor at the peripheral side. The screen has at least one porous screen member which is placed in an arcuate manner around at least one screen carrier hoop and is releasably fastened thereto. The screen is composed of a plurality of screen members which mutually overlap in the peripheral direction and are clamped tight to the screen carrier hoop by one or more tension belts which wrap around the mutually overlapping screen members at the peripheral side.

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