APPARATUS FOR FLUID-BED DRYING, PARTICULARLY FOR SIMULTANEOUS DRYING AND DISINTEGRATION OF A MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF A PASTE

摘要

The apparatus consists of a cylindrical drying chamber, which is provided with an upwardly conical bottom. The fluidization and drying medium is supplied to the chamber through a substantially circularly extending slit between the conical bottom and the wall of the drying chamber from an annular distributor for the fluidization and drying medium. A stirrer is placed coaxially in the chamber, the blades of said stirrer being parallel to the conical bottom. Preferably, the blades of the stirrer are positioned at a small distance from the conical bottom. The cylindrical drying chamber and the annular distributor may have a common wall, which is provided with a heat insulating layer on the side facing the distributor.