| 摘要 |
AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRYING RECONSTITUTED TOBACCO SHEETS INCLUDS POSITIONING A STEAM BOX (30) BELOW AN ENDLESS CONVEYOR BELT (14). A SLURRY IS CATS ONTO THE CONVEYER BELT (14) AND COVEYED OVER A STEAM BOX (30) BEFORE ENTRY INTO A DRYING APPARATUS (40). THE STEAM BOX (30) FUNCTIONS TO PRE-TREAT THE SLURRY SO AS TO INCREASE THE RATE BY WHCH THE SLURRY MAY BE DRIVE. THE STEAM BOX (30) INCLUDES THE USE OF A PERFORATED PLATE (90) WHICH ENCLOSES AN UPPER PORTION OF THE STEAM BOX AND WHICH FUNCTIONS TO UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTE STEAM TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CONVEYOR BELT (14).
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