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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Gala Industries, Inc., Eagle Rock, VA (US);
Inventors:
Louis Cody Shortt, Vinton, VA (US);
Richard Borland Thrasher, Jr., Troutville, VA (US);
Kerry Patrick Morris, Troutville, VA (US);
Assignee:
GALA INDUSTRIES, INC., Eagle Rock, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 5/08 (2006.01); F26B 5/12 (2006.01); F26B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 5/08 (2013.01); F26B 5/12 (2013.01); F26B 17/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A centrifugal pellet dryer is provided that includes a housing accommodating a rotor surrounded by a screen, and a feeding system for feeding a water-pellet-slurry to the rotor. The feeding system includes a pre-dewatering system for separating water from the water-pellet-slurry upstream of the rotor. The pre-dewatering system may include a feeding pipe having a dewatering perforation, with the pipe being configured to be mounted in different positions to adjust the amount of dewatering.