Apparatus for drying sugar cubes with microwave radiation

摘要

The present invention relates to a sugar cube production- and drying apparatus comprising:- a press for shaping a sugar mass in sugar cubes,- a heating apparatus for heating and dehumidifying the sugar cubes,- a conditioning apparatus for cooling and dehumidifying the sugar cubes and- transportation means for transporting the sugar cubes from the press to the heating apparatus and from there to the conditioning apparatus,whereas the heating apparatus comprises a multitude of heating devices, each heating device having a microwave source emitting microwave radiation and a wave guide to guide the microwave radiation from the microwave source to a drying chamber in which the sugar cubes are heated.