Fluid Bed Dryer


Processing of fluid bed involves fast drying, cooling and agglomeration of particulate materials. Fluid bed is ideal use for heat sensitive and non heat sensitive products in Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals and Biochemical, Food and Dairy Industries.

The upward velocity of air is so maintained so as to slightly lift the solid particles and set them in motion. This motion can be utilized to bring about mixing as well as forward movement of the solids particles.

The Fluid bed dryer have a bed of solid particles which are fluidized by passing a stream of air upward through a specially designed perforated sheet. The air is heated and the process hot air evaporates the fluid and dries the solids. Fines get agglomerated to larger granules particles thus providing large size

The machine is designed with correct volume of bowl, air velocity, direction and the temperature of the clean inlet air is maintained throughout the fluidization, retarding, and expansion chambers, filtration area, pitch of the perforations of the plate at the bottom of product container, the leak-proof fluidization space by proper sealing, material of the filters and process controls with electrical & pneumatically.

The uniform drying is achieved by exposing the full surface of every particles of the solid mass to the incoming high velocity hot air.

Option for the process parameters are controlled by using latest PLC controls with HMI touch screen thus making equipment operationally safe and eliminating the possibility of human error. The process consistency with batch records is maintained for every batch every time.

The equipment can be inbuilt CIP system gives a thoroughly cleaned equipment for every batch eliminating contamination of subsequent batches.

Salient Features

  •   Electric and Pneumatic controls panel.
  •   Design is cGMP - Current Good Manufacturing Practices compliance.
  •   Sampling pot on product container.
  •   Batch type dryer with available capacity 30 kg to 500 kg. Batch size
  •   All contact parts AISI 316 &non contact parts AISI 304.
  •   Inlet Air handler with Air Filter- Micro, HEPA and Heat Exchanger Steam or Electric.
  •   Auto pneumatic filter bag shacking system.
  •   Single piece construction with Integrated retarding expansion chamber cum filter bag housing
  •   Washable filter media, FDA approved.
  •   Pneumatic Sealing of Filter Bag and Product container by inflatable silicon rubber tube.
  •   Exhaust air blower with dynamic balance fan.
  •   Built in Explosion vents and isolation valve protect equipment.
  •   Automatic Temperature controls for Inlet Air and Process cycle time controls.

Optional Features

  •   Additional Product container.
  •   Advance PLC controls with touch screen
  •   Double scan AHU with Dehumidifier.
  •   Steam or Electric Heater
  •   Exhaust AHU with Filter
  •   Silencer at exhaust blower.
  •   CIP - WIP system.
  •   Explosion proof motor and push button.
  •   Solid flow detection System.
  •   Differential Pressure gauge for filter.
  •   Standard model machine with contact parts in S.304 &Non contact parts epoxy painted.

Safety Features

  •   Product Bowl interlocking mechanism.
  •   Automatic Temperature & controls, Process cycle controls.
  •   Explosion flap ensure at retarding chamber.
  •   Safe earthling system for static current.
  •   Air pressure switch installed to ensure pressure is in limit.
  •   Overload relay Protection and Emergency stop button.