Pneumatic conveying or flash drying

In this technique, wet solids are dried almost instantaneously by dispersing and conveying directly in a high velocity stream of hot gas. Although the major objective is to dry the wet material, granular products in the range 0.1 to 1 mm diameter are produced and in certain applications where cohesive fine wet materials are treated, the method may offer an alternative to more 

Masters, Spray Drying Handbook, 3rd edn., George Godwin, London Halsted Press, New York, 1979. 

Helsing, Spray Drying of Ceramic Materials, Niro Atomizer Ltd., Copenhagen. 

4 Horton Thermalprill Process, Bulletin No. 8305P, HPD Incorporated. 

Carter and A.G. Roberts, The production of ammonium nitrate including handling and safety, Proc. Fertil. Soc., No. 110 (1969). 

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Flash drying, see Pneumatic conveying or flash drying... 

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