Rotary Vacuum Paddle Dyer (RVPD)
Rotary vacuum paddle dryer is a jacketed / limpet coil cylindrical vessel with a large diameter hollow shaft. Attached to the shaft are hollow paddles provided with specially designed scraper blades, which scrape the entire internal surface of the dryer and continuously move and rotate the material thereby precluding the possibility of material remaining in contact with hot surface for protracted periods of time.
The jacket and hollow shaft with paddles can be heated with hot water, steam or any other thermal fluid capable of providing a large indirect heat transfer area. Cooling can also be done by water, brine or any other refrigerant through the jacket and hollow shaft.
Limpet coil can be provided in lieu of jacket, if liquid heating medium is used. Hard facing of shaft is provided in the area of gland packing or trunnions. Arrangements for nitrogen purging is provided. Bag cleaning arrangement with pulsation by Nitrogen jet injector is provided. Heavy duty trunnions and bearing support the hollow shaft (agitator) and the drive is provided by means of a hollow output gearbox. Provision has also been made to insert four breaker bars inside the dryer shell for particle size reduction. In special cases, stationary scraper blade can be provided to scrap the rotating agitator, for highly sticky materials.
Slurry/wet cake is charged through the charging door while keeping rotation of the agitator on. Vacuum is then applied to the dryer along with dust catcher (mounted on the dryer) condenser and receiver. Heating medium is passed through the jacket and agitator. Vigorous evaporation of moisture takes place under vacuum. The vapor passes through the bag filters of the dust catcher, goes into the condenser and the condensate is collected in the receiver. Evaporation under high vacuum and low temperature results in faster recovery of maximum solvents. Adequate provision has been provided to cater for fluctuations in steam pressure/temperature, in condenser cooling water temperature, moisture content of feed etc. Dry product is discharged via the discharge valve by reversing the agitator rotational direction to “discharge” direction.
- Ideal for Temperature sensitive materials
- Almost 100 percent recovery of solvent
- Low energy consumption
Operating Conditions
Vacuum : Upto even 0.6 torr
Heating Temperature : 30° to 300°C
Capacity Ranges
Gross Capacity: From 500 Ltrs. to 25,000 Ltrs.
Charging Capacity : 40 to 60% of Gross Capacity depending on the nature of the products.
Note:
Design and selection of the suitable configuration of Rotary Vacuum Dryers for the specific application is extremely important. Magtech Process Equipments Pvt. Ltd. has the necessary expertise and Pilot Plant to ensure proper selection of the system.
Model | Gross Capacity ltrs. | Charging capacity ltrs./m2 | Heating surface sq. m. | H.P. | Dimension in mm. | |||||||
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | |||||
RVD-5 | 500 | 200 | 3.8 | 7.5 | 600 | 1800 | 4100 | 4400 | 6100 | 2000 | 1000 | 3800 |
RVD-12 | 1200 | 480 | 9.5 | 10 | 1000 | 2000 | 4300 | 4700 | 6700 | 2500 | 1500 | 4200 |
RVD-16 | 1600 | 640 | 10.5 | 15 | 1000 | 2800 | 5100 | 5500 | 7500 | 2500 | 1500 | 4200 |
RVD-25 | 2500 | 1000 | 13.6 | 20 | 1200 | 3000 | 5300 | 5700 | 8500 | 2500 | 1500 | 4200 |
RVD-30 | 3000 | 1200 | 18.4 | 20 | 1200 | 3400 | 5700 | 6200 | 9600 | 3000 | 1500 | 4400 |
RVD-40 | 4000 | 1600 | 19.5 | 30 | 1400 | 3500 | 5900 | 6600 | 10600 | 3000 | 1500 | 4600 |
RVD-63 | 6300 | 2520 | 28.1 | 40 | 1600 | 4100 | 6700 | 7000 | 11000 | 3000 | 1500 | 4600 |
RVD-80 | 8000 | 3200 | 37.2 | 50 | 1700 | 4600 | 7600 | 7800 | 12500 | 3500 | 2000 | 4700 |
RVD-98 | 9800 | 3920 | 40.0 | 60 | 1800 | 5300 | 8400 | 8000 | 14500 | 3500 | 2500 | 6200 |
RVD-160 | 16000 | 6400 | 53.1 | 80 | 2000 | 5900 | 8400 | 8600 | 15000 | 3500 | 2500 | 6700 |
RVD-200 | 20000 | 8000 | 82.0 | 100 | 2500 | 8000 | 15000 | 16500 | 23500 | 4200 | 3000 | 6800 |