摘要 |
The invention provides an apparatus and method for creating dry coated particulates from particulates and a liquid. A mixer receives the particulat es and liquid and creates a wet mixture which is then subjected to hot air from a h ot air generator to dry the mixture and produce the dry coated particulates. In a preferred form the apparatus includes a floating coupling between the mixer and the generator to permit some relative movement, and load cells are used to control the amount of particulates loaded into the mixer. There is similar control of the liquid a nd a control console is provided to receive data and send instructions to cause t he apparatus to cycle through repetitive batch processes in a continuous proces s. The mixer preferably includes structure to cause the hot air to enter the mixtur e as it moves downwardly in the mixer for enhanced drying.
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