Infrared Container Dryer
Drying Chamber for Hemp
We represent a Drying Chamber for Hemp, which will allow the manufacturer to obtain a quality final product. The process we propose is based on dehydration of air in a closed space of the Drying Chamber. Soft heating of circulating air does not destroy volatile connections, that is, we are able to collect terpenes and other volatile compounds without losses.
We place the product of drying on food grade stainless steel trays (stainless steel is produced in Ukraine and meets food and pharmacological requirements) in a thin layer, and place them on trolleys in a chamber of the same metal (food grade stainless steel is mandatory for use in the food and pharmacological industry).
Before the drying process begins, the Chamber, closed hermetically, is blown through the air filters from the remains of the old air that was supplied during the loading of the chamber and is filled with filtered air through the valve system. We will dry our flowers with this air. Heating the air in the Chamber to 45-50 degrees Celsius by means of water heat exchangers, we avoid hot spots of heat inside the Chamber and, as a result, possible deterioration of air and product quality. Foci of increased temperature cause the decay of some volatile compounds and unnecessary reactions in the released substances.
Heated air removes moisture from the flowers at a rate that allows the plant to dry out evenly from the inside – without drying the outer layer with a damp core.After the heated air has picked up moisture evaporates from the flowers, we have obtained a suspension of volatile substances released from flowers and picked up by warm air.
This is a very important point in our process – we have a mass of volatile compounds in a confined space, connected by wet evaporation. And now we put them on a device, that will pull all suspended combats into drops in a special vessel for collection of biologically active liquid by lowering the temperature of the circulating air, and taking the moisture out of it (dehydration of air or dehumidification).
To obtain such solutions, enterprises use complex extraction or chromatography processes, and we get this along with the drying process. Of course, this can not replace the laboratorial processes of extracting substances from raw materials, but without the chemical process, it is possible to obtain a high concentration of volatile compounds without the priming of distillation and chemical effects.
The entire process is monitored by the automation, which prompts the moment when the necessary moisture is reached in the product and disconnects the drying process. If the client wants, we can install automatic control with the ability to control temperature and humidity via a mobile device – a smartphone or tablet. Heating boilers on gas or liquid fuel, as well as electric heating elements, or maybe a heat pump, a device that requires an initial warm-up and then operates with minimal energy costs due to its design, can be used as a heating unit. All elements of this unit are produced in Europe or Ukraine.
The equipment for the heat pump is assembled from components manufactured in Italy and Germany, fans and electric motors are manufactured in Japan. The automation systems are from European and American companies. Sealing and thermal insulation of the Chamber ensures minimal heat loss and reduces the cost of maintaining the required temperature during the drying process. Using a standard 40-foot container makes it possible to quickly move the proposed Drying Chamber – a fairly standard container platform and your dryer can be transported to any hard-to-reach region to work there.
The container can be equipped with an electric generator for this case, which will make it possible to operate the dryer in complete autonomy.
The drying technology is developed by the Ukrainian company on the basis of the principles used in military – industrial complex to provide a microclimate on Navy ships. Components manufactured in China are not used in the production.
DRYING PROCESS:
1. Before the beginning of the process, the products placed on the trays in the shelves are rolled into the Drying Chamber. The doors are closed.
2. Turn on the heat carrier heating system and adjust it to the desired temperature.
3. Heating of liquid radiators is switched on until the set temperature.
3.1. Fans with an airflow speed of up to 4 – 5 m/s are switched on (operating speed 2 – 3 m/s).
3.2. The condensation system of the steam mixture is switched on, followed by cooling.
3.3. Valves of excessive pressure – vacuum work automatically.
4. The process is completed when the necessary humidity is reached in the middle of the chamber.
5. All systems are switched off, except for fans, which work to cool the Chamber to a temperature not exceeding 40 deg. C.
6. When the temperature inside the Chamber reaches 40 degrees C and below, the doors are opened and the products unloaded.
7. The Drying Chamber is disconnected from the power supply.
8. The entire process of drying products is monitored in order to avoid the emergency or critical situations.
9. The whole process is controlled by automatic and temperature and humidity sensors.