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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2017
Wenger Manufacturing, Inc., Sabetha, KS (US);
Adrian L. Strahm, Sabetha, KS (US);
Keith A. Erdley, Hiawatha, KS (US);
Scott E. VanDalsem, Fairview, KS (US);
Adam S. Hinton, Hiawatha, KS (US);
Douglas S. Clark, Sabetha, KS (US);
Wenger Manufacturing, Inc., Sabetha, KS (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides improved apparatus and methods for the monitoring and control of apparatus designed to remove moisture from an initially wet product, such as a continuous dryer (). The net rate of water removal from the wet product () is determined during drying thereof, preferably on a real-time basis. A control assembly () is operatively coupled with the dryer () and includes sensors (), which are operatively coupled with a digital controller (). The controller () has a PID controller operable to continuously determine the average net rate of water removal from the product ().