Drying and gas or vapor contact with solids inventions 05/06

20060107547 - Method and device for safe operation of a program-controlled laundry drier: A program-controlled laundry drier equipped with a rotary drum in which the material to be dried is inserted and moved during the drying process. The dryer comprising a heater for heating the drying air and a blower which guides the drying air stream into the interior of the drum. The...

20060107548 - Ambient air clothes dryer: The ambient air clothes dryer is an automated device providing axial flow of unheated ambient air through the dryer drum. The dryer may include different drum drive systems, timer and/or humidity detector controls, and a configuration utilizing a separate, portable fan for temporary, removable installation with the dryer housing to...

20060107549 - Nozzle insert for a yankee impingement hood: The present invention includes a nozzle insert for use in a drying machine of the type used in paper web drying. The nozzle insert of the present invention includes at least one intake having a central portion, wherein a pair of center vanes is disposed for directing airflow. The central...

20060101662 - Gas burner and air heater assembly for a gas clothes dryer: A burner for a gas dryer is made up of a mixing tube having an open end for admission of gas fuel into the mixing tube. At least one other opening proximate to the open end serves to admit air into the mixing tube for mixing the air and the...

20060101663 - Lumber drying: Provided, among other things, is a method of drying lumber comprising: igniting landfill gas to directly or indirectly create a heated gas or heat exchange medium; and directing the heated gas into an enclosure containing lumber to be dried or directing the heat exchange medium into a heat exchanger located...

20060101664 - Pressure control in centrifugal evaporators: A method of controlling the pressure within a chamber (12) of a drying apparatus (10) from which air and vapour is removed by a pump (30), which is operated continuously during the drying process. If both of a vent valve (18) and a pressure control valve (32) is opened, air...

20060101665 - Process and system for drying and heat treating materials: This invention discloses systems and methods for conversion of high moisture waste materials to dry or low moisture products for recycle or reuse. The equipment systems comprise a gas turbine generator unit (preferred heat source), a dryer vessel and a processing unit, wherein the connection between the gas turbine and...

20060101666 - Washing machine having a condensing duct: A washing machine includes a drum and a condensing duct connected with the drum. The condensing duct includes an air inlet, an air outlet and a condensing unit. A condensation water spray member is disposed in the condensing duct and a condensation water dispersing plate is supported by a lower...

20060096114 - Drying machine and drying machine with washing function and method of controlling the same: Disclosed herein is a drying machine or a drying machine with washing function. The drying machine or the drying machine with washing function comprises a heater for heating air introduced into an inlet channel of a drum, an outlet channel for allowing air in the drum to be discharged out...

20060096115 - Sterilizing apparatus for footwear: Disclosed is a sterilizing apparatus for footwear. The sterilizing apparatus includes a plane heater having a carbon fiber embedded heating paper, a pair of electrodes installed at one side of the carbon fiber embedded heating paper while being spaced from each other, and insulating members stacked on upper and lower...

20060096116 - Air blower to remove lint from dryer ducting: A system and method for blowing lint from clothing dryer exhaust ducting. The system includes a high capacity electric blower, an adapter to connect the blower to a dryer exhaust hook-up, and a lint catcher to capture lint blown from the ducting. The lint catcher may be connected over an...

20060096117 - Clothing drying machine and method for sensing dryness level using the same: A clothing drying machine, which terminates drying operation when a dryness level of the drying machine reaches a target level desired by a user, and a method for sensing the dryness level using the same. The method includes counting the frequency of a case, in which voltage sensed by an...

20060096118 - Hot-air blower/dryer with side-by-side motors, and an exhaust end cap: A hot-air blower/dryer which includes two inline hot-air blowers positioned side-by-side with one another. Each of the inline hot-air blowers has a housing in which are located, in line, a motor, a fan and a heat element (coil). Each housing has a nozzle passageway running from it. The two nozzle...

20060096119 - High efficiency liquid solid separator: A liquid solid separator utilizing inductive heating. An electrically conductive scroll conveyor is contained within a non-magnetic and non-conductive housing under vacuum. A moveable alternating electric coil is disposed around the housing. The scroll pulls the solids through the housing. Operation of the coil heats the scroll which heats the...

20060096120 - Drying rack for a laundry dryer: A drying rack for the stationary drying of articles to be dried, which can be installed in the drum of a clothes dryer. The articles can be knitwear or shoes that must not be moved when dried even when the drum turns. For articles, especially, wool articles, to dry faster,...

20060096121 - Ink drying device of web offset press: In an web offset press an ink adhering on a surface of a printed paper is dried during passing through a drying section of an ink drying device. The drying section is provided with an inlet through which the printed paper is guided into the drying section and an outlet...

20060090364 - Method for processing infectious waste and system for the same: A processor and method for treating infectious waste utilizes a processing chamber having an inlet for delivering processing water at an elevated temperature and under pressure into the processing chamber, an opening in the processing chamber for receiving of infectious waste and for removing treated waste, an agitator for opening...

20060090365 - Process for drying and immunizing guadua and furnace for carrying out the process: One is a process to dry and to immunize guadua twigs based upon the recirculation of smoke within a furnace provided this one with a coil that provides vaporized water to conform a humid atmosphere in a temperature of between the 30 and 50° C. The furnace goes equally provided...

20060090366 - Blueberry dryer: A blueberry drying apparatus is disclosed that includes a longitudinally extending produce conveyer and a drying chamber through which the conveyer passes. The conveyer belt is constructed of a wire mesh, which allows air flow through the conveyer. The drying chamber includes two separate sets of fans. One set of...

20060090367 - Method and device for the drying of laundry: The invention proposes a spin dryer which makes it possible to drain the laundry to approximately the same extent as a laundry press. For this purpose, a rotatable drum of the spin dryer is driven at a high rotational speed such that the laundry inside the drum is exposed to...

20060090368 - Manufacturing method and continuous drying apparatus for head decorating regenerated collagen fiber: Provided is a method for manufacturing a regenerated collagen fiber and a drying apparatus therefor in a manufacturing process of a head decorating regenerated collagen fiber, the method enabling suppression of fluff (fiber breakage) and process trouble and providing outstanding curl retentive property and little hackling loss. Continuous drying is...