Stationary grain dryer with exhaust air system
Optimize your drying process with a system designed to handle diverse materials like grains, vegetables, and wood, ensuring precise moisture control and energy efficiency in continuous operations.
Uniformly Dries and Conditions Bulk Materials
The AgroDry® stationary drying system from STELA Laxhuber is engineered to ensure efficient and homogeneous drying of diverse materials including grains, timber, and biomass. The system features a modular design with passive heat recovery, allowing recirculation of cooling air for energy efficiency. Ideal for agricultural and industrial applications, it supports end-products like cornflour, cereal bars, wood pellets, and biodiesel. With adaptable throughput, it processes up to 51 tons per hour depending on the configuration. Options for direct or indirect firing accommodate various fuels, from conventional oil and gas to alternative sources such as biomass. Designed for seamless integration into production lines, the unit is equipped with PLC controls for precise and reliable operation. Each system is customized to address specific requirements regarding dust and noise emissions, offering sustainable drying solutions for a range of industries. Durability is ensured with high-quality construction, while STELA’s engineering support provides tailored configurations to suit unique processing demands.
Benefits
- Achieves consistent drying results across varied materials, enhancing product quality and shelf life.
- Reduces energy consumption through integrated passive heat recovery, lowering operational costs.
- Flexible fuel options enable use of environmentally friendly biomass, reducing carbon footprint.
- Modular design allows tailored capacity expansion, meeting evolving production demands.
- Minimizes emissions with customized configurations, supporting regulatory compliance.
- Applications
- Grains,Wheat,Pet food,Timber,Pellets,Cereals,Sewage sludge,Pulp,Vegetables,Maize,Biofuel
- End products
- Chipboard,Dried sewage sludge,Wood pellets,Recycled paper pulp,Wheat flour,Dried vegetables,Cereal bars,Osb boards,Granola,Extruded pet food,Biodiesel,Cornflour,Dried maize kernels
- Steps before
- Harvesting,Transportation,Storage
- Steps after
- Storage,Packaging,Distribution
- Input ingredients
- grain,maize,wheat,fibres,chips,OSB strands,draff,sugar beet pulp
- Output ingredients
- dried grain,dried maize,dried wheat,dried fibres,dried chips,dried OSB strands,dried draff,dried sugar beet pulp
- Market info
- Stela Laxhuber is known for their expertise in manufacturing custom-engineered drying systems, particularly belt dryers for biomass, sludge, and food industries, with a reputation for innovation, quality, and energy efficiency in the market.
- Drying capacity
- From 2 t/h to 51 t/h
- Moisture content reduction
- From 35% to 14%
- Automation
- PLC-controlled
- Heating methods
- Heating oil,gas,biogas,biomass,steam,hot water
- Heat recovery
- Passive heat recovery
- Airflow direction
- Top to bottom by gravity
- System design
- Modular
- Exhaust air system
- Available
- Energy efficiency
- Using direct or indirect firing
- Discharge method
- Pneumatically operated discharge element
- Gravity type flow
- Free-flowing drying product
- Cooling air recirculation
- Available
- Roof channels
- For warm and exhaust air flow
- Working Mechanism
- Top to bottom gravity flow
- Integrated Steps
- Modular design with passive heat recovery
- CIP/SIP
- Manual Cleaning
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Continuous
- Automation Level
- PLC-controlled
- Dry Product Discharge Method
- Pneumatically operated discharge element
- Airflow Control
- Warm and exhaust air channels
- Energy Efficiency
- Use of alternative heating methods
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Material type
- Grains / Chips / Fibers
- Discharge method
- Gravity / Pneumatic
- Control panel type
- PLC / HMI
- Modular design
- Yes
- Tower structure
- Column with air ducts
- Roof-shaped channels
- Yes
- Air duct configuration
- Warm air and exhaust air sides
- Control panel type
- PLC/SCADA
- Heating source options
- Gas,Heating oil,Biogas,Biomass
- Heat recovery integration
- Passive
- Discharge method
- Pneumatic discharge hopper
- Energy source combination
- Hybrid (Various Sources)
- Dryer design variants
- Modular
- Air ducting system
- Warm and Exhaust Air Channels