Steam heated tube bundle dryer
Efficiently achieve precise moisture control and gentle drying for diverse feedstocks with this steam heated solution, reducing energy consumption while preserving product integrity. Ideal for processes requiring indirect, low-temperature drying in a closed-loop system.
Dries and Conditions Diverse Industrial Products
The VetterTec Tube Bundle Dryer is an indirect steam-heated dryer renowned for its adaptability across industries such as starch, grain, bioethanol, and vegetable oils. This system uses rotating steam-heated tube bundles within a fixed housing to slowly and gently dry products like corn germ meal, DDGS, and cellulose acetate fragments. Conveying shovels move the product along the tube circumference, facilitating optimal drying through conductive and convective heat transfer. It is adept at processing varied product types including slurries and granules, with options for ATEX-compliant designs. The modular design supports easy integration into your existing line, reduced installation costs, and high energy efficiency with steam consumption as low as 1.25 lbs of steam per pound of water evaporated. A closed-loop system ensures minimal dust emissions, while the integration of a vapor filter reduces dust content to less than 20 mg/m3. With capacities reaching up to 80 tons of water evaporation per hour, this dryer is customizable to meet specific operational requirements, offering durable construction to withstand rigorous industrial environments.
Benefits
- Enhances energy efficiency by recovering up to 67% of energy in downstream processes.
- Reduces fire risk with minimized oxygen content in a closed-loop system.
- Lowers installation costs through modular, pre-manufactured design.
- Maintains product integrity with gentle drying at low temperatures.
- Ensures operational safety with ATEX-compliant explosion protection features.
- Applications
- Brewery,Food,Beverages,Vegetable oil,Bioethanol,Starch and grain,Chemical,Corn wet milling,Wheat processing,Energy and environmental,Agrifood
- End products
- Cellulose acetate fragments,Solvent-free oilseed flour,Dust-free granules,Powdered yeast,Citrus peel powder,Lignin powder,Desolventized oilseed meal,Corn fiber feed,Coffee ground pellets,Distillers dried grains with solubles (ddgs),Conditioned oilseed meal,Dried protein feed,Corn germ meal,Corn gluten meal,Spent grain pellets,Yeast extracts,Gluten meal,Olive pomace cake
- Steps before
- Wet product inlet,Product mixing,Recycling system,Steam train for quenching,Condensate management
- Steps after
- Dried product outlet,Energy recovery,Dust collection,Solvent removal,Product conditioning
- Input ingredients
- corn germ,corn fibers,gluten,corn feed,corn husks,wheat germ,high protein feed,wheat feed,spent grains,yeast,mixture of spent grains and yeast,oil seeds,oilseed coarse meal,solvents,olive pomace,lignin,pig manure,granulates,leaves,extracted roots,fibrous extracts,cellulose material,olive husks,citrus peels,cellulose acetate,coffee grounds,corn gluten
- Output ingredients
- dried corn germ,dried corn fibers,dried gluten,dried corn feed,dried corn husks,dried wheat germ,dried high protein feed,dried wheat feed,dried spent grains,dried yeast,conditioned oil seeds,pre-desolventized oilseed meal,dried oilseed coarse meal,desolventized oilseeds,dried olive pomace,dried lignin,dried pig manure,dried granulates,dried leaves,dried extracted roots,dried fibrous extracts,dried cellulose material,dried olive husks,dried citrus peels,dried cellulose acetate,dried coffee grounds,dried corn gluten
- Market info
- VetterTec is known for engineering and manufacturing industrial drying and dewatering solutions, particularly for the food, brewery, chemical, and environmental industries, leveraging extensive experience in delivering efficient and reliable tailored systems.
- Heating Method
- Indirect steam heating
- Heat Source
- Saturated steam
- Steam Pressure
- 4 – 10 barg
- Energy Consumption
- 1.25 to 1.3 lbs of steam/lbs of water
- Vapor Filter Dust Content
- Less than 20 mg/m³
- Steam Train Control
- Steam inlet flow control
- Drive Type
- Shift on drive / Gear wheel drive
- Design Option
- ATEX design available
- Drying Method
- Contact and convection
- Sealing and Insulation
- Optimal sealing and insulation
- System Type
- Closed gas-tight system
- Design Pressure
- Possible for below atmospheric pressure
- System Capacity
- More than 80 to/h of water evaporation
- Working mechanism
- Indirect steam heated,rotating tube bundle
- Integrated steps
- Product mixing and recycling system
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Continuous
- Automation level
- PLC or manual options
- CIP/SIP
- Not specifically mentioned
- Energy efficiency
- 1.25 to 1.3 lbs of steam/lbs of water evap.
- Changeover time
- Not specifically mentioned
- Cleaning method
- Not specifically mentioned
- Safe process
- Minimized oxygen content,ATEX design
- Dust emission control
- Integrated dust collector
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Abrasiveness of material
- Yes/No
- Tube bundle dryer shape
- Cylindrical
- Discharge method
- Dried product outlet
- Feed method
- Wet product inlet
- Drive system
- Electrical motor with gear wheel drive
- Rotation type
- Slow rotation
- Housing type
- Fixed housing
- Drive type
- Shift on drive / Gear wheel drive
- Design
- ATEX certified / With bag filter
- System configuration
- Closed-loop / Gas-tight / Below atmospheric pressure
- Vapor filter
- Specially designed
- Mixing and recycling system
- For sticky or high moisture content products
- Customization level
- Shovel positions,tube spacing,diameter,filling levels