Abstract: A grain dryer has three levels of modulated air chambers; a multi-perforated chamber holding grains which surround all three levels of the modulated air chambers; an intermediate air passage; partition walls and a set of central fans to direct airflow cross-upwardly in an S-shape inside the grain dryer; and an external chamber to exhaust air out to the ambient, minimizing heat loss, and thereby increasing the effiency of moisture exhange between grains and air.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 25, 1998
Date of Patent:
December 12, 2000
Assignee:
Dryexcel Mautencao de Equipamentos e Comercial Ltda.