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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 1997
Filed:
Oct. 26, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen T Gaddis, Green River, WY (US);
Thomas B Barker, Green River, WY (US);
Assignee:
General Chemical Corporation, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
34124 ; 34477 ; 34515 ;
Abstract
A tube dryer system is used to remove moisture from solid commercial products. The present apparatus includes a condensate vessel that separates condensed steam from excess steam. The excess steam is passed through a thermocompressor and combined with incoming fresh steam to produce a combined steam feed stream having a higher flow rate at only slightly reduced pressure and reduced superheat content, resulting in increased dryer capacity and reduced steam losses with no increase in energy costs.