British American Tobacco (investments) Limited

British American Tobacco Limited

Irving Joseph Berger

Vando Braz De Oliveira

Valdir Milak

Paula Fabiane Martins

Riscala Mocelin

Jaime Menegasso

Jeronimo Scremin

Daniel Augusto Ritt

The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for use in a flue-cured barn. The apparatus comprises a combustion chamber for burning fuel; an exhaust pipe for allowing combustion gases to leave the combustion chamber; and a fan for drawing the combustion gases along the exhaust pipe away from the combustion chamber and for generating a negative pressure within the combustion chamber and exhaust pipe compared with the pressure outside the apparatus.

Apparatus and method for use in a flue-cured barn

The present invention is in the field of tobacco conditioning, which is performed generally after curing and before baling. It has been identified that cured tobacco is very brittle and difficult to handle without damaging the tobacco leaf. In order to address this issue an apparatus for post-curing conditioning of tobacco is provided. The apparatus includes a tobacco chamber for storing cured tobacco leaves for conditioning; and an air processing facility which includes: a ventilation system for creating an airflow through the apparatus, wherein said airflow is drawn into the air processing facility, passes from the air processing facility into the tobacco chamber, and subsequently exits the apparatus; a heater for adding heat to the airflow; and a humidity generator for adding moisture to the airflow.

Apparatus and method for conditioning tobacco

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Cachoeirinha, Brazil

Irving Joseph Berger