Economical Methods of Constructing Drying Equipment for the Starch Industry.
As the conditions that must be met in drying starch are well known, certain types of dryers are generally accepted in the starch industry. The various dryer designs and their operating criteria are discussed. The main subject of this paper ist the modern methods now employed in constructing dryers. Drying plants are composed of standardized assembly parts allowing manifold possibilities of combination and making the plant highly adaptable to requirements. The standardized assembly parts of the Flash Dryer and of a new type of contact dryer, the Solidaire, are presented. The system of preassembled units permits a differentiated allocation of tasks within the engineering divisions of machinery and equipment manufacturers. When handling a project the process engineer, with preassembled units at his disposal, will need only a minimum of creative design capacity for those parts which require adaptation to given conditions. The engineering division is thus free to dedicate itself to development work. The construction of a drying plant is standardized by a program of construction phases for which the impulse is given from the sales division. This way of handling projects has its bearing on prices and delivery periods to the advantage of both customers and manufacturers.