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WFD Series

Flash dryer

Dries filter cakes and wet solids in seconds, carrying the product in a stream of hot air. Small footprint, continuous operation, and the lowest investment of the three when the product breaks up well.

Up to 15,000 kg/h
standard range
seconds
drying time
continuous
24 h operation

The wet solid is broken up and carried by the hot air stream: surface moisture leaves in seconds.

How flash drying works

The wet product enters the drying duct and is immediately carried by a high-velocity stream of hot air. At the same time a disintegrator breaks up lumps and exposes the whole surface of the solid to the air.

Heat transfer is intense and surface moisture evaporates within a few seconds. Because residence time is so short, the product itself stays cool even with hot inlet air.

The powder is then separated from the air in cyclones and a bag filter. Flash drying fits where moisture is mostly on the surface; when the water is bound inside the particle, a longer residence time is usually needed.

Typical applications

Lithium

Lithium carbonate and hydroxide off filtration, dried in a continuous line.

Salts and sulphates

Chlorides, sulphates and carbonates from crystallisation or centrifuges.

Starches

Corn, cassava and wheat starch, with temperature control to avoid gelatinisation.

Pigments and kaolin

Fine mineral products that demand constant colour and particle size.

Proteins and by-products

Caseinates, glutens and animal or vegetable by-products.

Recoverable sludges

Process filter cakes that become product instead of waste.

What the supply includes

  • Drying duct and disintegrator for the wet solid
  • Metering feeder suited to the filter cake
  • Hot air generation on gas, steam or thermal oil
  • Cyclones and bag filter for powder separation
  • Fans, conveying and packing of the dry product
  • Control panel, automation and temperature control

How the machine is specified

  • Product and capacity, in kg/h of dry product
  • Inlet moisture and final moisture allowed
  • Particle size and how the cake breaks up
  • Maximum temperature the product tolerates
  • Abrasiveness, corrosiveness and dust explosion risk
  • Energy available at the plant

Frequently asked questions

Does it work for any wet product?

It works when the moisture is mostly on the surface and the solid breaks up well. If the water is bound inside the particle, seconds are not enough and a rotary dryer is the way.

How does it compare with a rotary dryer?

A flash dryer dries in seconds and takes little floor space; a rotary dryer works with long residence times and tolerates coarse or abrasive products. Inlet moisture, particle size and abrasiveness decide which fits.

Does the product get very hot?

No. Since contact time is seconds and evaporation cools the particle, the product leaves well below the inlet air temperature.

Tell us what you need to dry

With the product data and the capacity you are after we answer within 24 business hours, with a first technical assessment of the line that fits your plant.

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