Drying technologies

Lippert is presenting the course of a project from the development of an appropriate drying curve to the design and engineering of a modern, fully automatic dryer for ceramic products.

Special attention is given to experience of the inter­action between air temperature, relative air humidity and especially air velocity during the different drying phases. To conclude, with reference to examples, selected new dryer developments are presented with their excellent results from operation in the field.

Franz Scharnagl, Maschinen- und Stahlbau Julius Lippert GmbH & Co. KG  

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