• Fluid Bed Dryer with Bowl
  • Fluid Bed Dryer

Introduction of Fluid Bed Dryer (FBD)

Fluid Bed Dryers  (FBD Machine) or Fluidized Bed Dryers are designed to Uniform drying of the material at low temperature. Fluid Bed Dryers are made of Stainless Steel 304/316 with GMP standards. The complete unit is supplied with Suitable motor, blower, filters, filter bag, control panel. Heating system provided as per specific customer requirements. Our range includes Laboratory R&D Fluid Bed Dryer 10 kg to Industrial Fluid Bed Dryer 500 kg fluid bed dryer. Our range includes 30 kg fluid bed dryer, 60 kgs fluid bed dryer, 120 kgs fluid bed dryer. Fluidized Bed Dryers uses for drying powder, granules & pellets on low temperature. We manufacture GMP Fluid Bed Dryer for pharmaceutical industry and Standard Fluid Bed Dryer for Chemical Industry.

The pharmaceutical industry makes considerable use of fluid or fluidized bed dryers to lower the moisture content of raw materials like powder and granules. The fluidization of the materials being fed into the apparatus is part of its operation. Through a perforated bed of moist solid particles, hot air at a high temperature and pressure is injected into the system in this procedure. Solids that are just a little damp are removed from the bottom and suspended in a stream of air (fluidized state). Once the moist solid and hot gases come into close contact, heat transmission starts to happen. The liquid is removed by the dry gas. Sometimes, the gas that is leaving gets recycled in part.

Fluid Bed Dryer Components

  • Main Structure Body
  • Product Bowl
  • Expansion Chamber
  • Control Panel
  • Air Distribution Plate
  • Finger Bags / FBD Filter Bags
  • Gaskets
  • Plenum Chamber
  • Shaking Unit (Telescopic / Side Mounted)
  • Inlet Filters
  • Solid Flow Monitos

(Some of the components are optional and provided if requested by customer before ordering)

Fluid Bed Dryer Diagram

Fluid Bed Dryer Working Principle

A bowl-shaped stainless steel chamber with a removable, frequently perforated bottom makes up a fluid bed dryer. The air is introduced through this perforated bottom, and with the aid of heaters, the temperature of the air inside is raised. After filtering, the hot air is allowed to travel through the material bed. The system has a slot for the connection of a fan. The fan starts the air flow and keeps an eye on it. The machine’s operating temperature and air flow can both be adjusted.

With the expansion of the Fluid Bed Dryer bag due to airflow, powder particles begin to move turbulently. Due to constant exposure to dry air, the material becomes dry within. The material that now leaves the system is filtered once more.

Materials are processed using a wet-bulb temperature after they have dried at a consistent rate. This technique makes sure that the materials are dried under relatively low temperatures to low moisture content. Installing heat-exchanging panels or tubes, which account for 80% of the heat exchange process, will result in high drying results. The Fluidised Bed Dryer only needs a little amount of gas because it has a sizable heat exchange area. The sizes of each piece of system equipment used in the system are minimised to investigate this problem.

Fluid Bed Dryer Features

  • Models available of capacity ranging from 10/30/60/120/150/200/250/300/500 Kgs., with steam heating/electrical heating & thermal heating facility.

  • PLC based power panel with touch screen based operating panel for process automation.

  • Flameproof motor with flameproof operating panel.

  • Uniformity in drying and reduction in drying time.

  • Micro filter to prevent any fine dust to pass through the products with inlet air.

  • An explosion safety flap of adequate capacity at the rear of dryer and an earthing point to prevent static charge in the machine.

  • Timer provided to set process time.

  • Temperature indicator cum controller for inlet and outlet air temperature.

  • HEPA filters can be provided on demand on extra cost to prevent any fine dust to pass through the products.

  • Digital temperature indicator are provided for inlet & outlet air, in steam/thermic fluid heated model.

  • Machine is suitable to use in Pharmaceuticals, Dyes & Chemicals, Food Products, Starch Derivatives, Pesticides, Phyto Chemicals and Catalysts.

Process Operation of Fluid Bed Dryer

Fluid Bed Dryer is designed to introduce the hot air stream at the base of the product container which is filled with the material. Induced draught is created by means of blower and fresh air is sucked in to the unit. The fresh air is heat by means of electrical heaters or steam or thermic fluid heaters. This hot air stream expands the bed of material at certain velocity & creating turbulence in the product. The phenomenon is known as fluidisation and offer conditions which are almost ideal for drying. Fluidisation produces full agitation of solid particles and since each particle gets surrounded by hot air, heat transfer is extremely high and uniform. The product is dried fast without appreciable loss of heat. Filter bags prevent particles escaping from the dryer.

Technical Specification of Fluid Bed Dryer

Capacity in Liters 35 100 215 415 500 650 780 950 1200 1660
Motor H. P. 3 5 10 15 20 20 25 30 40 50
Heating Capacity in k ca/hr 3650 11200 21600 75000 75000 85000 9500 105000 – –
Steam Consumption kg/hr @ 3 kg/cm² 10 30 60 120 120 175 200 250 325 400
Length approx. in mm 750 1175 1435 1725 1775 1900 2125 2200 2300 2550
Width approx. in mm 750 950 1400 1475 1550 1850 1925 2000 2050 2250
Height approx. in mm 1900 2650 2975 3350 4325 3700 3850 4025 4250 4950
Product Container Height approx. in mm 550 825 1000 1075 1150 1150 1200 1350 1350 1575
Column 1 Value 9 Column 2 Value 9 Column 3 Value 9 Column 4 Value 9 Column 5 Value 9 Column 6 Value 9 Column 7 Value 9 Column 8 Value 9 Column 9 Value 9 Column 10 Value 9 Column 11 Value 9
Column 1 Value 10 Column 2 Value 10 Column 3 Value 10 Column 4 Value 10 Column 5 Value 10 Column 6 Value 10 Column 7 Value 10 Column 8 Value 10 Column 9 Value 10 Column 10 Value 10 Column 11 Value 10

* Power voltage can be adjusted as per customer’s domestic power voltage requirements.
* Rights of technical improvements & modification reserved.
* Illustrations & dimensions are shown for information purpose only.