SYSTEMS

The KIX dehydrator comes in four different sizes however the operation principle is always the same a Direct Fired: Dryer and Rotary Fluid Bed.

Knowing the Raw Material daily amount and its basic characteristics such as Moisture and Oil content you can use our on-line Mass Balance calculator to get a reference for the system size you require.

The material passes through the dehydrator in a continuous manner, carried by an airflow that is generated by the exhaust fan located after the cyclone.

As the fan is at the end of the process, the material is processed under a vacuum. This ensures that there is no leakage of dust from within the system.

Hot air contacts the material within the agitator. The function of the agitator is to keep the incoming material in suspension whilst subjecting it to a high temperature, air stream. It also comminutes a significant amount of material.

An infeed auger feeds the material into the base of the agitator bowl where it is immediately propelled into the process air stream. The material then starts to break up into smaller pieces, due to the action of the mechanical forces of the agitator blades and the high temperature, high velocity air stream. This action, together with activity in the drying tower, continues drying the material until it is reduced in mass to the point where it is swept up the drying tower, past the primary classifier and into the cyclone which separates the dried product from the airstream, with the final product output through a rotary airlock.

At the heart of the KIX system is the patented agitator. A series of specifically designed arms with contoured tips facilitates the concentration of the wet product into a continuously moving thin walled cylinder, the rotary fluid bed that moves axially along the face of the agitator.

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