Machinery

SERVIPCD

PORTABLE DRYER FOR INDUSTRIAL MATERIAL RECOVERY

EKONEK HAS DEVELOPED A NEW DRYING TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS TO TRANSFORM LIQUID OR PASTY PRODUCTS into powder instantly, which means converting many waste/by-products into new valuable products. However, when this powdered product is new to the market, on-site pre-commercial manufacturing of the product is necessary to test the market. For this purpose, EKONEK is producing a small, portable version of its drying technology, so that it can be moved to industries for a certain period of time.

EKONEK
OBJECTIVES
  • Design and build a small and portable 20 kW Pulse Combustion Drying technology dryer, the world’s first reference of its kind.
  • Offer a tool to industry for pre-commercial production of useful materials for circular economy applications.
  • Demonstrate the operation of the unit in 2 industrial locations.
RESULTS
  • Computational fluid dynamics simulations (CFD) to subsequently carry out the mechanical design.
  • Expressions of interest from companies to test the equipment with their products, and interest in acquiring this type of small equipment from some technology centres.
CONCLUSIONS
  • Downscaling (making a signifi cantly smaller device than has been done so far) of the technology involved in SERVIPCD is a novel but also complex approach.
  • This type of small equipment is in demand, both for rental and for purchase by technology centres for their own development of new powder products.
  • The need for key components subject to the supply crisis can lead to delays.

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