Dryer and a method for drying a liquid feed into a powder

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PATENT NO 11920864
APP PUB NO 20210262730A1
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17255360

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A dryer for drying a liquid feed into a powder comprises a drying chamber defined by a chamber wall including a bottom wall portion; a feed inlet for receiving the liquid feed and dispersing particulate feed into the drying chamber; at least one air inlet for entering drying air into the drying chamber; and at least one drying chamber outlet for dried powder and/or spend drying air from the drying chamber. The feed inlet comprises a decanter centrifuge with an axis of rotation; a first axial end; a second axial end; and a solid phase outlet at the first axial end.

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GEA PROCESS ENGINEERING A/SGLADSAXEVEJ 305 2860 SOEBORG DENMARK

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Aagaard, Poul-Erik Sporup, DK 9 16
Daw, Zahé Søborg, DK 1 1
Lear, Alexander William Surrey, GB 2 2

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