Fluid Bed Dryer

Fluid Bed Dryer manufacturers  / Fluidized bed dryer :

A fluidized bed dryer (also called fluid bed dryer) is a kind of equipment used extensively in the pharmaceutical industries to reduce pharmaceutical powder and granules’ moisture content. Drying is essential for wet granules for compression into the tablet and modifying viscous and sticky materials’ characteristics. Drying is commonly the last step in the unit process before compression into tablet form and packaging.

In fluidization process, hot air is introduced at high pressure through a perforated bed of moist solid particulate. The wet solids are lifted from the bottom and suspended in a stream of air (fluidized state). Heat transfer is accomplished by direct contact between the wet solid and hot gases. The vaporized liquid is carried away by the drying gasses. Sometimes to save energy, the exit gas is partially recycled.

A Fluid Bed Dryer is designed for fast and uniform drying of powders, crystals and medium sized pellets. The Fluid Bed Dryer finds application in Pharmaceuticals, Bulk Drugs, Dyes & Chemicals, Phyto-Chemicals, Catalysts, Food Products & Starch derivatives, Pesticides etc.

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Principle :

A fluid bed dryer is better known by name because hot air (gas) or ambient air is allowed to flow upward at high pressure through a perforated bottom of a vessel containing a bed of particulate solids or wet granules. The velocity of hot air is more than the granules/particles’ settling rate by which they remain suspended in a stream of hot air. This condition is called a fluidized state. The hot air surrounds every granule/particle and completely dries them.

Construction :

Two types of FBD machine are available, vertical and horizontal, made up of stainless steel or plastic. The vertical type is used for batch drying, and the flat is used for continuous drying. A detachable vessel is placed at the bottom of the dryer for the loadingAS3zs34 and unloading of material. This vessel has perforated mesh through which hot air with high pressure is passed. Bag filters are placed above the vessel for the collection of dried material.

Working : 

The material to be dried is placed in a detachable vessel at the bottom of the dryer. The air is introduced from below through the prefilter, heated utilizing heaters installed therein. Simultaneously fan is also allowed to work. As the air velocity increases, the bed expands, and further growth causes turbulent motion of particles called fluidization.

The granules/particles remain suspended in the air stream. A state of pressure is reached on a later form of pressure at frictional drag on the granules/particles is equal to the force of gravity. The particles rise in the airstream due to the gas’s high velocity; this condition is called a fluidized state.

Bag filters :

These are placed above the fluid bed drying vessel for the recovery of particles and dried material. Various features of theses filter bags are:

1. These are made of different types of material or fabrics- cotton, nylon, polyester, satin, polypropylene.
2. These can bear high pressure of hot air or high flow rates
3. Durable construction
4. Good resistance to wear and abrasion
5. These are available in different pore sizes, thicknesses, fabrics, permeability.
6. Anti-static materials are also available.
7. These are available in different sizes which can easily fit in equipment.

Advantages of fluidized bed dryer:

1. Thermal efficiency is 2-8 times than tray drier
2. It is available in different sizes having a drying capacity in the range of 5- 250 kg/hour.
3. Free-flowing granules/particles are made.
4. For mixing the material with high efficiency, it can also combine the material with high efficiency.
5. For both batch and continuous drying, you can use it.
6. Loading and unloading of material is effortless due to detachable vessel
7. Higher drying temperatures than tray and truck dryer.