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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Michael Fielding, Blyth, GB;
Colin Thomas Billiet, Gateshead, GB;
Desideratus Julius Sienack, Aartsellaar, BE;
Assignee:
Domnick Hunter Limited, Co Durham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 2/106 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 2/106 ;
Abstract
A drum dryer comprises a drying drum which is arranged for a gas to flow through it to be dried from a first end of the drum to its opposite second end, and a housing in which the drum is located with a space around the drum between the internal wall of the housing and the external surface of the drum. Gas can be directed into the space through a housing inlet, to flow in the space to the first end of the drum where it can be admitted into the drum for drying.