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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2020
Applicant:
General Kinematics Corporation, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Inventors:
Oscar L. Mathis, Jr., Cary, IL (US);
Yong Wei, Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Assignee:
General Kinematics Corp., Crystal Lake, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 9/00 (2006.01); F26B 3/092 (2006.01); F26B 17/10 (2006.01); F26B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/0923 (2013.01); F26B 17/10 (2013.01); F26B 17/106 (2013.01); F26B 21/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vibratory fluidized bed dryer includes a deck with a surface on which a bed of materials is formed, the deck having apertures through which air passes to fluidize the bed of materials on the deck, a source of air coupled to the apertures in the deck to supply air to the bed through the apertures in the deck, and a vibration generator coupled to the deck. The deck has at least two zones, each zone having a different open area percentage, such that the air passing through each zone produces a different superficial velocity.