| 1/00 | Preliminary treatment of solid materials or objects to facilitate drying |
| 3/00 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) |
| 3/02 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air |
| 3/04 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the gas or vapour circulating over, or surrounding, the materials or objects to be dried (F26B 3/14 takes precedence) |
| 3/06 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the gas or vapour flowing through the materials or objects to be dried (F26B 3/14 takes precedence) |
| 3/08 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the gas or vapour flowing through the materials or objects to be dried (F26B 3/14 takes precedence) so as to loosen them, e.g. to form a fluidised bed |
| 3/084 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the gas or vapour flowing through the materials or objects to be dried (F26B 3/14 takes precedence) so as to loosen them, e.g. to form a fluidised bed with heat exchange taking place in the fluidised bed |
| 3/088 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the gas or vapour flowing through the materials or objects to be dried (F26B 3/14 takes precedence) so as to loosen them, e.g. to form a fluidised bed using inert thermally-stabilised particles |
| 3/092 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the gas or vapour flowing through the materials or objects to be dried (F26B 3/14 takes precedence) so as to loosen them, e.g. to form a fluidised bed agitating the fluidised bed, e.g. by vibrating or pulsating |
| 3/097 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the gas or vapour flowing through the materials or objects to be dried (F26B 3/14 takes precedence) so as to loosen them, e.g. to form a fluidised bed using a magnetic field to stabilise the fluidised bed |
| 3/10 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the gas or vapour carrying the materials or objects to be dried with it |
| 3/12 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the gas or vapour carrying the materials or objects to be dried with it in the form of a spray |
| 3/14 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the materials or objects to be dried being moved by gravity |
| 3/16 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air the materials or objects to be dried being moved by gravity in a counter-flow of the gas or vapour |
| 3/18 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by conduction, i.e. the heat is conveyed from the heat source, e.g. gas flame, to the materials or objects to be dried by direct contact |
| 3/20 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by conduction, i.e. the heat is conveyed from the heat source, e.g. gas flame, to the materials or objects to be dried by direct contact the heat source being a heated surface (F26B 3/22 takes precedence) |
| 3/22 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by conduction, i.e. the heat is conveyed from the heat source, e.g. gas flame, to the materials or objects to be dried by direct contact the heat source and the materials or objects to be dried being in relative motion, e.g. of vibration |
| 3/24 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by conduction, i.e. the heat is conveyed from the heat source, e.g. gas flame, to the materials or objects to be dried by direct contact the heat source and the materials or objects to be dried being in relative motion, e.g. of vibration the movement being rotation |
| 3/26 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by conduction, i.e. the heat is conveyed from the heat source, e.g. gas flame, to the materials or objects to be dried by direct contact the heat source and the materials or objects to be dried being in relative motion, e.g. of vibration the movement being performed by gravity |
| 3/28 | Drying solid materials or objects by processes involving the application of heat (in specific machines or apparatus F26B 9/00-F26B 19/00) by radiation, e.g. from the sun |
