Development of a Pulse Combustion Industrial Dryer. Phase 1: Final Report January 1986-June 1987

摘要

The Final Report describes the work undertaken to date in the investigation of pulse combustion industrial drying. Both aerovalved and flapper valved pulse combustion burner technologies were evaluated. Tests on a dryer equipped with an aerovalved burner showed both the dryer and the burner to be inadequate to meet program goals. A flapper-valved burner, developed by the American Gas Association Laboratories (A.G.A.L.), was then installed in the dryer. The burner exceeded the major program goals, with a drying efficiency of 86.6%. Continued optimization of the design has resulted in a simplified burner with additional performance advantages over earlier designs.