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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
May. 14, 2004
Yasuhiro Ohdaka, Tokyo, JP;
Chihiro Hanaoka, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyasu Endo, Hiratsuka, JP;
Akihiro Sugiyama, Hiratsuka, JP;
Katsuhide Yokota, Hiratsuka, JP;
Susumu Uchida, Hiratsuka, JP;
Yasuhiro Ohdaka, Tokyo, JP;
Chihiro Hanaoka, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuyasu Endo, Hiratsuka, JP;
Akihiro Sugiyama, Hiratsuka, JP;
Katsuhide Yokota, Hiratsuka, JP;
Susumu Uchida, Hiratsuka, JP;
Japan Tobacco Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A flash dryer of cut tobacco comprises a drying duct () for connecting a feeding section () of cut tobacco to a tangential separator (). The drying duct () has an upstream-side duct portion () extending straight from the feeding section () at an elevation angle ranging from 30° to 60° and a downstream-side duct portion () curving upward in a convex shape. A dry gas that flows through the drying duct () may contain superheated steam.