Drying ovens tunnel

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The two types of processes currently used in dry-heat sterilization include 1) dry-heat batch sterilization/ oven sterilization and 2) dry-heat tunnel sterilization. Process 1 is the type of dry heat unit widely used in the pharmaceutical industry it uses the principle of convective heat transfer to heat the load. Process 2 is only found in large-scale processes, and the main application of this process is in the sterilization and depyrogenation of glass.f ... 

Dry-heat tunnel sterilization is a continuous conduction process in contrast to the batch processes in ovens. A continuous conduction process is one in which a predetermined quantity of items is subject to a continuous conduction cycle at a predetermined rate to effect sterilization and/or depyrogenation. ... 

Dry beans tunneled. Cause Bean weevils. Adults are gray or brown, /io"- / " long snout beetles. Larvae are small and light-colored. To control this storage pest, dry seed in a 125°F oven for 25 minutes, or store at 0°F for 3-4 days to kill larvae. 

Automatic spraying, machine roller coating, and curtain coating are used for industrial application of furniture coatings. Drying is accelerated by air circulation and/or increased temperature up to 80 C. IR drying ovens and tunnels are also used. 

Oven types used for tack drying inclnde batch ovens, tunnel ovens, and infrared (IR) ovens. Batch ovens can be as small as a bench-top unit where panels may be inserted individually or as large as a walk-in oven that may be loaded with many panels in racks or carts. The wet panels are loaded through a door or doors that are gasketed or sealed to the operating area so that the vapors emitted are not exhansted into the work environment. 

The typical dryers found in drying of herbs in small pieces are oven, drying house, tunnel dryer, vacuum dryer, and fluidized bed dryer. The descriptions of these dryers can be found in the other chapters of this handbook [23,25]. 

Fig. 19 AFM images of G-wires freshly adsorbed onto mica imaged via tapping mode (a). Same sample imaged by the same tip 24 h later after drying in an oven at 37 °C (b). Low current scanning tunneling microscopy image of G-wires freshly adsorbed on mica (c). Note the preferential orientation is not a sample preparation artefact, e.g., due to rinsing [126]. Reprinted with permission...

Esveld et a/.81,82 developed a continuous dry media reactor (CDMR) for pilot-scale applications. It consisted of a multi-modal tunnel microwave cavity operating at a frequency of 2.45 GHz with a power range from 0 to 6 kW irradiated on a surface of 0.6 m2. Temperatures of up to 250°C were achieved. A web conveyor travelling at 17 cm min-1 transported the solid-phase reaction mixture to the oven in low, open Pyrex supports closely packed on a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-coated glass fibre. An open flat bed process was employed to facilitate easy evaporation. 

Two types of dry-heat sterilization systems are utilized in the pharmaceutical industry today. They are the conventional hot air oven and the tunnel system. The major difference between the two systems, as far as validation is concerned, is the belt or line speed variable with the tunnel system. 

As with any sterilization process, the first step in dry-heat sterilizer validation involves qualification of all the equipment and instrumentation used. This step includes examination and documentation of all utilities, ductwork, filters, and control valves or switches for the oven or tunnel unit, and the calibration of the instrumentation used in validating and monitoring the process. The instruments used are as follows ... 

A suggested step-by-step sequence in the microbial validation of a dry-heat process for sterilizing and depyrogenating large-volume glass containers by a convection batch oven is presented. Procedures for the validation of a tunnel sterilization process have been reported by Wegel [25] and Akers et al. [26],... 

Applications of tunnel equipment are essentially the same as those for batch tray and compartment units previously described, namely, practically all forms of particulate solids and large solid objects. Continuous tunnel or conveyor ovens are employed also for drying refractory shapes and for drying and baking enameled pieces. In many of these latter, the parts are suspended from overhead chain conveyors. 

Spray dried products are typically temperature sensitive, therefore, air temperature should be controlled and as low as possible. Design of the atomizing device should ensure that product will not adhere to vessel walls. Surface drying and depyrogenation can be done in a continuous operated tunnel or batch oven. The former method is preferred since it minimizes the potential of particulate contamination during loading. 

Grid pasting. Paste of the required density and consistency is spread on to the grids by means of a specially designed machine. When expanded grids are used, the paste is applied to the expanded strip and then both sides of the pasted strip are eovered with paper, after whieh the individual plates are separated. The pasted plates are partially dried in a tunnel oven and are then stacked on pallets. 

Grid pasting. Grids are pasted in a specially designed machine. The pasted plates are then dried in a tunnel oven dryer and arranged on pallets. 

Despite its reversibility, thermopassivation reduces significantly die energy output of the battery during the first cycle. Therefore, thermopassivation is carefully avoided by drying the plates in oxygen-containing atmosphere under conditions that do not allow the plate temperature to rise above 80 °C. Usually, low-temperature drying equipment, or tunnel ovens, is used with an adequate temperature and plate flow-rate control. 

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