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Crop Dryer

Application

A crop dryer is a device used to dry various crops by removing moisture through heating and ventilation, making them suitable for long-term storage.

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Crop Dryer Introduction

‌Crop dryer‌ is a kind of equipment specially used for drying grains. It uses a rotary heating device to generate a large amount of hot air in a short time, and kills insect eggs through high temperature treatment, thus completely solving the problem of grain drying. This equipment is designed to improve the quality and efficiency of grain drying while ensuring the safe storage of grain. With the development of agricultural technology and the increase of national investment in grain drying equipment, there is an increasing demand for the construction of large, medium and small grain drying facilities. Choosing high-quality, durable, economical and practical dryers is essential to improve agricultural production efficiency and ensure grain quality.

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Functional features of crop dryer

Rapid Drying

The crop drying machine utilizes a highly efficient hot air circulation system, which quickly evaporates moisture from both the surface and interior of crops. This significantly reduces drying time and boosts production efficiency.

Even Drying

Equipped with fans and a hot air circulation system, the dryer ensures uniform heat distribution inside the machine, effectively transferring heat to both the surface and interior of crops. This prevents uneven drying and ensures consistent crop quality.

Crop Quality Protection

During the drying process, the machine precisely controls temperature and humidity, preventing crops from becoming overly dry or damp. This helps maintain the color, aroma, and taste of the crops, while also preventing mold and pest infestations, ultimately extending the shelf life of the crops.

Enhanced Crop Quality

After drying, crops exhibit improved color, aroma, and taste, which increases their market competitiveness.

Extended Storage Life

Drying removes excess moisture from crops, reducing the risk of mold and rot due to high moisture levels, thereby extending the storage life of the crops.

High Adaptability: The crop drying machine can adjust drying speed and intensity based on the characteristics and needs of different grains, allowing for multifunctional and multi-crop drying that suits various seasons and regions.

Energy-Efficient and Environmentally Friendly

Modern drying machines often incorporate energy utilization technologies that maximize energy efficiency and reduce consumption. Additionally, they are equipped with purifiers and exhaust treatment systems that effectively manage waste gases and dust produced during the drying process, minimizing environmental pollution.

Simple Operation

The drying machine typically features an automated control system that is easy to operate. Users simply need to set the drying temperature and time, and the machine automatically completes the drying process. It also includes automatic alarms and troubleshooting features, reducing the need for manual intervention and increasing operational efficiency.

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The structure of the crop dryer

Heating System

This is the core component of the dryer, responsible for generating high-temperature hot air. The heating system typically uses fuel combustion (such as coal, oil, gas, etc.) or electric heating to transfer thermal energy to the drying chamber, providing the necessary heat source for the drying process.

Drying Chamber

The drying chamber is the main part of the dryer, usually constructed from welded steel plates, ensuring good sealing and durability. It is equipped with a hot air circulation device that ensures uniform distribution of hot air within the chamber, allowing sufficient contact with the crops to facilitate moisture evaporation.

Hot Air Furnace

The hot air furnace provides the heat required for drying, producing hot air that is delivered to the drying chamber through ducts. The heating methods for the hot air furnace vary and include coal, oil, gas, or electric heating.

Conveying System

The conveying system includes the feed inlet, discharge outlet, and grain conveying device. Crops enter the drying chamber through the feed inlet and are discharged from the outlet after drying. The conveying device typically uses chain or belt drives to ensure continuous transportation of the crops during the drying process.

Ventilation System

The ventilation system is responsible for supplying hot air to the drying chamber and expelling the moisture and waste gases generated during the drying process. The efficiency of the ventilation system directly impacts the drying effectiveness and energy consumption of the dryer.

Control System

The control system is a vital component of the dryer, monitoring and adjusting various parameters during the drying process, such as temperature, humidity, and airflow. The automated control system enables intelligent management of the drying process, improving efficiency and quality.

Transmission Device (in certain models)

The transmission device continuously stirs the material within the drying chamber, ensuring uniform heating and accelerating the drying speed. This helps prevent clumping or uneven drying of the materials during the process.

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The main advantages of crop dryer

Increase Drying Efficiency

The crop dryer utilizes an advanced hot air circulation system and efficient heating methods to quickly evaporate moisture from crops, significantly shortening drying time and enhancing drying efficiency. This is particularly important for agricultural producers who need to process large quantities of crops rapidly.

Ensure Drying Quality

The dryer is equipped with a precise control system that accurately regulates drying temperature, humidity, and airflow parameters, ensuring uniform heating of crops during the drying process. This prevents issues such as uneven drying, over-drying, or excessive moisture that may arise from traditional drying methods, thus guaranteeing the quality of the dried crops.

Reduce Losses

By enabling rapid and uniform drying, the dryer minimizes losses during the drying process. For instance, it prevents nutrient loss caused by prolonged drying times and mitigates problems such as mold and pest infestations due to uneven drying.

Enhance Storage Stability

Dried crops have reduced moisture content, which lessens the conditions for microbial growth, thereby improving their storage stability. This helps extend the shelf life of crops and reduces losses during storage.

Strong Adaptability

The crop dryer can be customized and adjusted according to the characteristics and requirements of different crops, accommodating various types and moisture contents. Additionally, the dryer can flexibly adjust to seasonal and regional changes, meeting the practical needs of agricultural producers.

Energy Saving and Environmental Protection

Modern dryers often employ advanced energy-saving technologies and eco-friendly materials, reducing energy consumption and environmental pollution. For example, they use efficient combustion systems and heat recovery technologies to enhance energy utilization efficiency, as well as low-noise and low-emission engines and exhaust treatment systems to minimize environmental impact.

User-Friendly Operation

The dryer is typically equipped with an automated control system and an intelligent operation interface, making it easy and quick to operate. Agricultural producers only need to follow the operating instructions for settings and monitoring to complete the drying process, reducing labor intensity and increasing work efficiency.

Application of Crop Dryer

The Grain dryer machine is suitable for efficiently drying all cereals, grains, beans, and seeds of all crops such as cornwheatricesoybeansorghumrapeseedcashewbarley, etc. It is suitable for all kinds of farms.

Working Principle

The paddy crops are input from the top of the tower through the bucket elevator, and through the distribution device to ensure that the equipment is always in a full load state during operation.

The induced draft fan introduces the hot air into the inside of the tower body, and the rice crops are combined with the bottomless V-shaped baffles that are turned inward, and the multi-row V-shaped baffles are arranged staggered for processing, so that the rice crops can be mixed with the hot air, and the water vapor generated is discharged from the dryer exhaust system

Technical parameters of Crop Dryer

Model 5H-KB-15 5H-KB-20 5H-KB-35
Dryer type Batch type recirculating mixed flow drying
Capacity 15 tons per batch 20 tons per batch 35 tons per batch
Dryer Volume(m3) 25 37.25 62.5
Overall weight(kg) 5000 6000 9500
Overall Dimension(mm) 2900*4050*11500 2900*4050*12200 3500*4400*13330
Power(kw) 8.7 8.7 13.5
Bunner Type Indirect Type
Ignition method Manual Ignition
Fuel consumption (kg/h) ≤25(coal) 

30-40(rice husk)

≤25(coal) 

30-40(rice husk)

≤30(coal) 

70-120(rice husk)

Fuel Coal, rice husk, wood chips, gas, diesel, etc
Voltage 380V, 50Hz, 3 phase (Can be customized)
Moisture Reduction per hour(%/h) Rice/wheat:0.5-0.8 Rice/wheat:0.5-1.2
Safety Equipment Temperature control, Electrical overload protection, Leakage Protection

After-sale Service

  • – HKB provides advanced grain safety storage technology to assure your grain silo 100% quality stability.
  • grain silo Quality guarantee is one year after installation and commissioning or 18 months after leaving China Port. Maturity is the first.
  • – 7 days x 24 hours service, within 24 hours reply/solve of any technical issues upon request.
  • – Routinely telephone track to remove all might be problems grain silo or issues guarantying the whole system grain silo long-lasting safety and reliability.
  • – HKB will consider all other needs like customs clearance, sea delivery, insurance, customs tax benefit plan, documentation, etc. So our respected Users feel so relaxed and easy to get the grain silo system well.
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