摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a rotary dryer enabling drying at low temperature (e.g., 100°C or less) by using steam having a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure and achieving a high heat transfer rate from steam to heating tubes. <P>SOLUTION: The rotary dryer 1 includes: a cylindrical body 2; the plurality of heating tubes 11, 12 installed in the cylindrical body 2; and a steam generator 7 supplying steam S1 to the heating tubes 11, 12. The steam S1 generated by the steam generator 7 is supplied from one end of the first heating pipe 11, supplied to one end of the second heating tube 12 via a connecting pipe 5 installed at the other end of the first heating tube 11, and discharged from the other end of the second heating tube 12 via a blower 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |