公开(公告)号：US10655915B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-19

申请号：US15293890

申请日：2016-10-14

Applicant: GALA INDUSTRIES, INC.

Inventor： Louis Cody Shortt ,  Richard Borland Thrasher, Jr. ,  Kerry Patrick Morris

IPC: F26B5/08 ,  F26B21/12 ,  F26B3/06 ,  F26B17/22

Abstract: The invention relates to a pellet dryer (1) comprising: a housing (2), an inlet for feeding fluid flushed pellets and two separate outlets (3, 10) for discharging the dried pellets and the fluid, a vertical bladed rotor (4) for separation of the fluid by a screen (5) toward outside of the screen (5) surrounding the bladed rotor (4) and for a vertical acceleration and separation of the pellets by the blades (6) of the bladed rotor (4) and for continuously drying the vertically accelerated pellets inside the screen (5) of the housing (2), wherein an additional blower (18) is provided comprising a fan on top of the housing (2) positioned in the periphery of the bladed rotor (4) and connected with a ductwork (20) inside the housing (2) between an inner surface (16) of the housing (2) and an outer surface (38) of a framework (39) of the screen (5), wherein the rotational speed of the additional blower (18) is controlled by a central controller unit of the pellet dryer (1) independently of the rotational speed of the bladed rotor (4).

公开(公告)号：US10648734B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-12

申请号：US15293990

申请日：2016-10-14

Applicant: GALA INDUSTRIES, INC.

Inventor： Louis Cody Shortt ,  Richard Borland Thrasher, Jr. ,  Kerry Patrick Morris

IPC: F16D1/12 ,  F26B17/22 ,  F26B5/08 ,  F26B17/24 ,  F26B3/06 ,  F26B11/16

Abstract: The present invention relates to a centrifugal pellet dryer comprising a housing accommodating a rotor surrounded by a screen, wherein said screen includes at least one porous screen member and is supported by a screen support holding the screen relative to the housing. To avoid vibrations and noise, the centrifugal pellet dryer has the screen supported against the housing by a screen support which includes at least one damper for dampening vibrations of the screen and/or isolating screen vibrations from the housing.

公开(公告)号：US10557665B2

公开(公告)日：2020-02-11

申请号：US15293956

申请日：2016-10-14

Applicant: GALA INDUSTRIES, INC.

Inventor： Louis Cody Shortt ,  Richard Borland Thrasher, Jr. ,  Kerry Patrick Morris

IPC: F26B5/08 ,  F26B5/12 ,  F26B17/22

Abstract: A centrifugal pellet dryer is provided that includes a housing accommodating a rotor surrounded by a screen, and a feeding system for feeding a water-pellet-slurry to the rotor. The feeding system includes a pre-dewatering system for separating water from the water-pellet-slurry upstream of the rotor. The pre-dewatering system may include a feeding pipe having a dewatering perforation, with the pipe being configured to be mounted in different positions to adjust the amount of dewatering.

公开(公告)号：US10041732B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-07

申请号：US15293927

申请日：2016-10-14

Applicant: GALA INDUSTRIES, INC.

Inventor： Louis Cody Shortt ,  Richard Borland Thrasher, Jr. ,  Kerry Patrick Morris

IPC: F26B5/08 ,  F26B25/00 ,  F26B17/22

CPC classification number: F26B25/001 ,  F26B5/08 ,  F26B17/22 ,  F26B25/002

Abstract: A pellet dryer is provided having a housing with an inlet and a two separate outlets for discharging dried pellets and fluid, a vertical bladed rotor for centrifugally separating fluid by a screen surrounding the bladed rotor, an outlet duct connected to the outlet opening for the dried pellets, and a curved outlet guidance plate close to the top of the housing. The outlet guidance plate extends from a central position above the screen through the pellet outlet opening into the outlet duct to smooth transitional movement of the pellets between the upper end of the screen and the outlet duct.