SMS - Combined Fluidisation Technology Dryer (CFT)

The CFT works with a hot mechanically fluidised bed. The feed material is distributed into this bed. It is fluidised by a rotating paddle system. Inside the fluidised bed the wet product is evenly distributed throughout the dry product. The volatiles evaporate instantly in contact with the hot particles, i.e. new solids are created at the location of evaporation.

CFT dryers allow the handling of products, which cannot be handled in other types of contact dryers. Highly viscous, pasty, sticky, crust-forming phases do not exist.

The CFT dryer is used in the following applications:

• Tar and paint sludge
• TDI recovery
• Drilling muds
• Soil decontamination
• Various sticky slurries
• Starches and proteins