Laboratory and pilot plants
The chair is equipped with several laboratory and pilot plants to investigate batch and continuous drying and particle formation processes.
Fluidized bed plants
- DN 150, GPCG 1.1, Glatt GmbH (batch)
- DN 200, operated with steam
- DN 250, ProCell 5, Glatt GmbH (batch and continuous)
- DN 300, IPT Pergande GmbH (batch and continuous)
- DN 400 (batch and continuous)
- Horizontal fluidized bed, GF/Procell 20, Glatt GmbH, distributer plate 200x1000 mm, 4 chambers (batch and continuous)
Spray dryers
- Spray dryer, MOBILE MINOR, Niro A/S
- lab-scale
- diameter 800 mm
- height 620 mm
- Spray tower DN 400,
- diameter 400 mm
- total height 6.1 m
- Two-fluid nozzle
- cyclone separator
- Measurement of volumetric flow rates, gas moisture contents, particle sizes (optical measurment system), pressures and temperatures
Dryers
- Fluidized bed plants
- High frequency dryer HGV 400
- frequency of 35 MHz
- Laboratory freeze dryer BETA 1-16 LMC-2, Martin Christ Gefriertrocknungsanlagen GmbH
- Ice condenser capacity 16 kg
- Ice condenser temperature -54 °C
- Pressure up to 0.1 mbar
Other equipment
- Pelleting press, L175, Amandus Kahl GmbH & Co. KG