التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Fluidized bed drying apparatus |
| Patent Number: |
8,726,536 |
| تاريخ النشر: |
May 20, 2014 |
| Appl. No: |
12/901105 |
| Application Filed: |
October 08, 2010 |
| مستخلص: |
An apparatus for drying particles in a fluidized state includes a particle input segment into which wet particles are input, a drying segment having a multi-perforated plate dividing an inner space of the drying segment into an upper section and a lower section, a plurality of upper partition plates partitioning the upper section and positioned above the multi-perforated plate, a plurality of lower partition plates in the lower section respectively corresponding to the plurality of upper partition plates, a plurality of pairs of channel plates in the lower section that pass through the multi-perforated plate such that each pair of the plurality of pairs of channel plates are respectively arranged on opposite sides of respective ones of the plurality of upper partition plates and on opposite sides of respective ones of the plurality of lower partition plates; and a heated-air flow supply segment for supplying hot gas to the drying segment. |
| Inventors: |
Shun, Do Won (Daejeon, KR); Yi, Chang Keun (Daejeon, KR); Jin, Gyong Tae (Daejeon, KR); Cho, Sung Ho (Daejeon, KR); Park, Jae Hyeon (Daejeon, KR); Bae, Dal Hee (Daejeon, KR); Ryu, Ho Jung (Daejeon, KR); Park, Young Cheol (Daejeon, KR); Lee, Seung Yong (Daejeon, KR); Lee, Si Hyun (Daejeon, KR) |
| Assignees: |
Korea Institute of Energy Research (Daejeon, KR) |
| Claim: |
1. An apparatus for drying particles in a fluidized state, comprising: a particle input segment into which wet particles are input; a drying segment including: a multi-perforated plate dividing an inner space of the drying segment into an upper section and a lower section; a plurality of upper partition plates partitioning the upper section and positioned above the multi-perforated plate; a plurality of lower partition plates in the lower section respectively corresponding to the plurality of upper partition plates; a plurality of pairs of channel plates in the lower section that pass through the multi-perforated plate such that each pair of the plurality of pairs of channel plates are respectively arranged on opposite sides of respective ones of the plurality of upper partition plates and on opposite sides of respective ones of the plurality of lower partition plates; and a heated-air flow supply segment for supplying hot gas to the drying segment. |
| Claim: |
2. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 1 , further comprising: a dust collecting segment for separating particles contained in gas, which is discharged from the drying segment; a filtering segment for filtering fine powder contained in the gas discharged from the dust collection segment; a heat exchanging segment for exchanging heat with external gas and supplying to the heated-air flow supplying segment; and a compressing segment for compressing particles and powder which are discharged from the drying segment, the dust collecting segment and the filtering segment into pellet form. |
| Claim: |
3. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of channel spaces on both sides of each of the plurality of upper partition plates are defined between each of the plurality of upper partition plates and an adjacent pair of the plurality of pairs of channel plates above the multi-perforated plate. |
| Claim: |
4. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 3 , wherein and plurality of upper partition plates are spaced apart from the multi-perforated plate such that a plurality of tunnels are formed between adjacent ones of the plurality of channel spaces. |
| Claim: |
5. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 3 , wherein, floating areas are disposed above the multi-perforated plate and between the plurality of pairs of channel plates, and between one channel plate of a pair of the plurality of pairs of channel plates and a wall of the drying segment. |
| Claim: |
6. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 4 , further comprising; a plurality of heated-air flow supply tubes from the heated-air flow supply segment connected to the drying segment for respectively providing a predetermined heated-air flows to the plurality of channel spaces. |
| Claim: |
7. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 6 , further comprising; a plurality of control valves respectively provided in each of the plurality of heated air flow supply tubes; a plurality of heater segments respectively provided in each of the plurality of heated air flow supply tubes, wherein gases having different temperatures and different flow velocities can be separately supplied to the channel spaces. |
| Claim: |
8. An apparatus for drying particles in a fluidized state, comprising: a particle input segment into which wet particles are input; a drying segment including: a multi-perforated plate dividing an inner space of the drying segment into an upper section and a lower section; a plurality of upper partition plates partitioning the upper section and spaced apart from the multi-perforated plate; a plurality of lower partition plates in the lower section respectively corresponding to the plurality of upper partition plates; a plurality of pairs of channel plates in the lower section that pass through the multi-perforated plate such that each pair of the plurality of pairs of channel plates are respectively arranged on opposite sides of respective ones of the plurality of upper partition plates and on opposite sides of respective ones of the plurality of lower partition plates; and a heated-air flow supply segment for supplying hot gas to the drying segment. |
| Claim: |
9. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 8 , further comprising: a dust collecting segment for separating particles contained in gas which is discharged from the drying segment; a filtering segment for filtering fine powder contained in the gas discharged from the dust collection segment; a heat exchanging segment for exchanging heat with external gas and supplying to the heated-air flow supplying segment; and a compressing segment for compressing particles and powder which are discharged from the drying segment, the dust collecting segment and the filtering segment into pellet form. |
| Claim: |
10. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 8 , wherein a plurality of channel spaces on both sides of each of the plurality of upper partition plates are defined between each of the plurality of upper partition plates and an adjacent pair of the plurality of pairs of channel plates above the multi-perforated plate. |
| Claim: |
11. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 10 , further comprising; a plurality of heated-air flow supply tubes from the heated-air flow supply segment connected to the drying segment for respectively providing a predetermined heated-air flows to the channel spaces. |
| Claim: |
12. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 11 , further comprising; a plurality of control valves respectively provided in each of the plurality of heated air flow supply tubes; a plurality of heater segments respectively provided in each of the plurality of heated air flow supply tubes, wherein gases having different temperatures and different flow velocities can be separately supplied to the channel spaces. |
| Claim: |
13. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 8 , wherein, a plurality of floating areas are disposed above the multi-perforated plate and between the plurality of pairs of channel plates, and between one of a pair of the plurality of pairs of channel plates and a wall of the drying segment. |
| Claim: |
14. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 13 , further comprising; a plurality of heated-air flow supply tubes from the heated-air flow supply segment connected to the drying segment for respectively providing a predetermined heated-air flows to the channel spaces and the floating areas. |
| Claim: |
15. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 14 , further comprising; a plurality of control valves respectively provided in each of the plurality of heated air flow supply tubes; a plurality of heater segments respectively provided in each of the plurality of heated air flow supply tubes, wherein gases having different temperatures and different flow velocities can be separately supplied to the plural channel spaces and the floating areas. |
| Claim: |
16. An apparatus for drying particles in a fluidized state, comprising: a particle input segment into which wet particles are input; a drying segment including: a multi-perforated plate dividing an inner space of the drying segment into an upper section and a lower section; a plurality of upper partition plates partitioning the upper section and spaced apart from the multi-perforated plate; a plurality of lower partition plates in the lower section respectively corresponding to the plurality of upper partition plates; a plurality of pairs of channel plates in the lower section that pass through the multi-perforated plate such that each pair of the plurality of pairs of channel plates are respectively arranged on opposite sides of respective ones of the plurality of upper partition plates and on opposite sides of respective ones of the plurality of lower partition plates, wherein channel spaces on both sides of each of the plurality of upper partition plates are defined between each of the plurality of upper partition plates and an adjacent pair of the plurality of pairs of channel plates above the multi-perforated plate and a tunnel is defined between adjacent channel spaces where each of the plurality of upper partition plates is spaced apart from the multi-perforated plate; and a heated-air flow supply segment for separately supplying a gas having different temperatures and different flow velocities to the channel spaces. |
| Claim: |
17. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 16 , further comprising: a dust collecting segment for separating particle powder contained in gas which is discharged from the drying segment; a filtering segment for filtering fine powder of the particle contained in the gas discharged from the dust collection segment; a heat exchanging segment for exchanging heat with external gas and supplying to the heated-air flow supplying segment; and a compressing segment for compressing particles and powder which are discharged from the drying segment, the dust collecting segment and the filtering segment into pellet form. |
| Claim: |
18. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 16 , further comprising: a plurality of air flow supply tubes from the heated-air flow supply segment connected to the drying segment for respectively providing a predetermined heated-air flows to the channel spaces; a plurality of control valves respectively provided in each of the plurality of heated air flow supply tubes; a plurality of heater segments respectively provided in each of the plurality of heated air flow supply tubes, wherein gases having different temperatures and different flow velocities can be separately supplied to the channel spaces. |
| Claim: |
19. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 16 , wherein floating areas are defined above the multi-perforated plate and between the plurality of pairs of channel plates, and between one of a pair of the plurality of pairs of channel plates and a wall of the drying segment. |
| Claim: |
20. An apparatus for drying particles according to claim 19 , further comprising; air flow supply tubes from the heated-air flow supply segment connected to the drying segment for respectively providing a predetermined heated-air flows to the channel spaces and the floating areas; a plurality of control valves respectively provided in each of the plurality of heated air flow supply tubes; a plurality of heater segments respectively provided in each of the plurality of heated air flow supply tubes, wherein gas having different temperatures and different flow velocities can be separately supplied to the channel spaces and the floating areas. |
| Current U.S. Class: |
34/364 |
| Assistant Examiner: |
McCormack, John |
| Primary Examiner: |
Rinehart, Kenneth |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Fox Rothschild, LLP |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edspgr.08726536 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
USPTO Patent Grants |