Drying hopper as well as grinding and drying plant comprising such

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11498081
APP PUB NO 20200391221A1
SERIAL NO

16767002

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A drying hopper for drying granular material includes a hopper casing defining a plenum chamber for granular material, and an upper part and a bottom part. The hopper also includes a material inlet for the granular material arranged in the upper part; a material outlet port at the bottom part; a component for introducing hot drying gas into the hopper casing; and a gas outlet arranged in the upper part. The component for introducing hot drying gas includes gas pipes arranged to extend substantially vertically in the upper part, each gas pipe having a gas outlet port at its lower end and being connected at its upper end to an annular gas duct having a gas inlet for receiving a flow of drying gas, the gas pipes being distributed on the annular gas duct.

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PAUL WURTH S A1122 LUXEMBOURG

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Schmit, Louis Luxembourg, LU 17 87

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