Fluid bed dryers are suitable for - Sands (Mineral & Foundry)
- Minerals (Limestone, Magnetite, Gypsum, Copper, Salt, Iron Ore)
- Plant Seeds & Grains (Grass, Wheat, Oats)
- Chemical Mixtures
Main benefits of the fluid bed are - Ability to dry small to fine material
- Low maintenance
- Well agitated
- High capacity
Concept of the fluid bedThe bed has the appearance of a vigorously boiling liquid, and in fact the bed of material takes on many of the properties of a fluid. It exerts a hydrostatic head, and the material will flow through a hole in the vessel or over and under a weir within the bed.
Metso has installed over 100 fluid bed systems under the Pyrotherm and Allis-Chalmers brand names.