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Vacuum Tray Dryers:
Vacuum Tray dryer is the most commonly used batch
dryer. They are box-shaped and loaded and unloaded via a door (two
doors on the larger models). Inside are several heating plates mounted
one above the other on which the product is placed in trays. The
bottoms of both heating plates and trays should be as smooth as
possible to permit optimal heat transfer between plates and product.
The medium flowing through the heating plates is water, steam or
thermal oil. The distance between the heating plates is determined
primarily by the surface loading and the foaming of the product. To
void retrograde condensation the cabinet walls are indirectly preheated
by the heating plates. Next, the product is introduced and heated at
atmospheric pressure. Only after all individual product trays reach the
same temperature the cabinet is evacuated and drying can start. The
preheating phase is very important in order that the drying curve and
the foaming of the product is identical throughout the cabinet. During
the main drying phase the vacuum is in the range of 40 to 80 mbar abs
and in the final drying phase vacuums of only few mbar abs are reached.
Heating temperatures are normally in the range between 800C and 1100C.
Depending on product and surface load, drying takes from a few hours to
1 to 2 days. For some products the vacuum and temperature profiles are
automatically controlled in order to prevent a pass over of the
critical product temperature.
The dimensioning of the vacuum system
is an important factor in the design of drying cabinet systems. If for
example vigorous foaming of the product is desired, evacuation to the
operational vacuum level must take place very quickly. Vapors produced
during drying are taken out direct, or via a steam jet compressor to a
surface condenser in which the vapors condensate. The non-condensable
vapors are extracted by the vacuum system.
On completion of the drying, the product can be cooled by circulating of cooling water through the heating plates.
Features:
- All
contact parts are made out of SS304 / SS316 / SS316L quality material
in GMP models and mild steel externals with stainless steel internals
in standard model.
- Hollow pad type heating shelves which are easily removable for maintenance.
- Condenser and condensate receiver fixed on the dryer body or stand alone for remote installation.
- Full welded skirt on vacuum dryer body for flush mounting through the wall.
- External fluid heating of dryer with protective panels in stainless steel or mild steel powder coated.
- Dedicated
fluid heating and circulating systems. These can be steam or
electrically heated. Fluid heating systems are available for water as
well as thermic fluid. (for temperature requirements above 95oC)
- Validation ports and nitrogen purge nozzles.
- Can be designed to customers specification requirements.
- Steam sterilisable models available.
- Double door loading available for large models.
- Halar lined internals for corrosive applications.
Specifications:
| Model |
VTD 6 |
VTD 12 |
VTD 18 |
VTD 24 |
VTD 36 |
VTD 48 |
VTD 96 |
| Capacity in Trays |
6 |
12 |
18 |
24 |
36 |
48 |
96 |
| Number of Shelves |
6 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
32 |
| Dummy Shelf |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Trays Per Shelf |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
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