Louisville Dryer Company

STEAM TUBE DRYERS

The steam tube dryer generally operates at a lower temperature than other dryers and rotates at a slower speed. Material tumbles gently around the tubes that rotate with the shell. This is unlike the friction forces required by other types of dryers to process material. Therefore, our Louisville Steam Tube Dryer enjoys a longer lifespan than most other dryers. Best of all, Steam Tube Dryers require very little maintenance, resulting in fewer expenses.

Louisville Steam Tube Dryers have proven superior to other types of indirect-heat dryer installations. For instance, in other dryers hot gas, rather than steam, is used as the heat source. Maintenance savings alone have often prompted the replacement of other dryer systems with the Steam Tube Dryer.

PROCESS ADVANTAGES OF STEAM TUBE DRYING

• The rugged design of direct-fired dryers are well suited for handling high process rates of inorganic materials such as aggregate, sand, and foundry waste.
• Their operation is based on the combustion system (burner) being directly coupled to the rotating shell. Therefore, the combustion process (flame) occurs inside the rotating shell.
• Direct-fired dryers can accommodate high moisture materials with smaller air pollution control system demands.
• Allows for greater production rates with the most efficient use of fuel.
• Can accommodate high-temperature heating for processing materials beyond just moisture removal.
• Using all three forms of heat transfer, our direct-fired dryers come in two modes of operation (depending on the application): counter-current and co-current.