摘要 |
This invention relates to a continuous-flow dryer apparatus for granular material for use within a conventional circular storage bin having a floor and a material-evacuating unit: the apparatus having a reservoir for receiving moist granular material, the reservoir disposed above the bin floor and about the periphery of the bin and fluidly communicating with a drying column having perforated walls, the reservoir funnelling the material through the column toward the axis of the bin; having further a heater-blower device for supplying heated air fro percolation through the perforated walls of the column and material therein for absorbing moisture therefrom; and having also a discharge unit connecting the column for removing the dried material from the column and spreading the material upon the bin floor for evacuation therefrom.
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