US 2017007458681 cu») United States «2 Patent Application Publication co Pub. No.: US 2017/0074586 AI ENSEN et al. oy oy ~ ey @y (86) G0) Mat. 15, ASPIN POWDER BY SPIN FLASH DRYING Applicant: SPX FLOW TI DANMARK AV NOLOGY bora (DK) Inventors: Michael CHRISTENSEN, Smerum (DK): Per NIE Appl. No: 18/122,837 PCT Filed: Mar, 13, 2018 PCT No, $371 (eX), (2) Date pcre "2015/055283 Aug. 30, 2016 Foreign Application Priority Data 2014 (DK) 100 SEN, Bogsverd (DK) PA201400139 R (43) Pub. Date: Mar. 16, 2017 Publication Classification GI) Ime, 4268 2804 (2006.01) F268 17710 (200501), 1268 37002 2006.01), (2) US. C1, cr F268 25/04 2013.01); F26B 3/0924 (2013.01); #268 17/103 (2013.01), F268 17/104 (2013.01); F26B 2200/02 (201301) 6 ABSTRACT Herein is diselosod a spin flash deyer further comprising 9 ‘waste outlet arranged ina ehamber hortom of the spin Bash Ayer for removal ofa residual organic waste material from spin fash dryer during spin flash operation and a method ‘of operating a such spin fish dryer to remove residual fonganie waste material from suid spin Mash dryer during ‘operation. =f 40 200Patent Application Publication Mar, 16, 2017 US 2017/0074586 AI 100 “\ >) FE 1 2 4 5 2 ie 1 T fa f17-8 of 410 4 L— =) 1-7 : <200 & Figure 1US 2017/0074586 AI ASPIN FLASH DRYER FOR PRODUCING 4 POWDER BY SPIN FLASH DR} REF [0001] This application isthe US. national stage of Inter national Application No, PCT/EP2015(085283, filed Mar 13, 2015, which elaims priority to Danish Application No. PA201400139, filed Mar. 13, 2014, the disclosures of which ‘are ineorporated herein by reference in their entirey. RENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS FIELD 10002] The present disclosure relates to a spin fash dryer Jor producing a powder by spin flash drying, in particular for tse inthe field of food waste disposal. BACKGROUND 10003] The present disclosure relates to a spin flash dryer Jor prodoeing a powder by spin lsh drying in partielar for use i the Field of food waste disposal. 10004] The disclosure specifically relates w spin Bash dryer for drying of a material in particular from the food processing industry, in the form ofa paste or filler ake, ‘witha verical, eylindrial, dryer chamber having a rotating counially placed strer, wth a variable speed drive serew feeder and with apertures for supply of hot drying gas and or removal ofthe spent drying yas and removal of the dried material [0005] Feed material preferably dried according to the invention are organic materials, preferably organic waste materials such as eg. food waste products, fruit and best alps, distiller’ residues, waste products compesing animal blood such as e slaughterhouse animal wast, proteins, ‘carbolydrates such as ex. sugars and starches, fey waste, and non-caking permeates. Preferred organie waste materi als are waste produets comprising blood. The feed material ‘can eg. bea liquid suspension comprising a solids fraction, ‘8 paste, or a Mller cake material, wherein a vetion of the liquid suspension comprising a solids fraction, the paste, oF the filter cake material has a particulate size which is Too Jarge to undergo spin flash drying. i. which density is larger than the lifting power ofthe uidization medium of the spi flash dryer, or altematively wherein the solids fraction is ormed during operation of the spa. flash deyer by agare- gation or agglomeration, [0006] itis well known, eg. fom BP 0 141 403 t0 dry materials in the form of a paste or fiter cake t0 obtain a powder. In this apparatus the produced powder particles sizes are all under a given cut size andthe residual drying js furthermore emitted tothe environment. Likewise itis Well-known eg, rom WO 97/19307 to spin fash dey powder with a desired mean panicle size and a narow particle size distribution [0007] As spin Mash drying has gained popularity the materials which have been tied in these dryers have increased in complexity and today itis not uncommon (© tempt to dry materials, wherein the material to be dried can be formed into a paste or a filler cake, but wherein this material nevertheless comprises a fraction of the paste oF filter cake material that has @ partieulate size which is 100 large to undergo spin flash drying, or wherein a fraction of the material to be dried undergoes insufficient particulation during drying thereby forming agglomerates which cannot be lifed by the drying air and out of the spin flash dyer. Mar. 16, 2017, [0008] uct a situation is particulaely often observed the food processing indusiry, where the residual organi ‘material supplied to the spn ash dryer often agareyates and ‘agglomerates during spin flash cluing, thereby” fonning ‘agglomerates which accumulate at the bortom of the spin Tash dryer. This is highly unwanted and bas several unde- sired consequences, stich as eg. increasing residence time of the material inthe spin flash dryer, reducing the spin flash Aiyer’s capacity as well as decreasing the intervals between ‘mainlenance stops [0009] This situation in particular i often observed in the ‘eat processing industry. Waste materials from meat pro- cessing often contain useful onic components, whieh faot he separated from the carcass of the animal body in the noma process of cutting and parting the animal. How- ever, such waste materials from meat processing can be uslized in further industrialized process steps. For example st processing by-products comprising an animal blood fraction are useful by-products of the meat processing industry which advantageously can be spin fash dried to ‘obtain powders enriched in blood. [0010] However, in pastes or filter cakes comprising ‘eal processing by-product comprising an animal blood faction itis often the situation that the by-product also comprises a fraction of material eg. crushed bones from the fnimtl carcass, which cannot undergo spin-flash drying and therefore aocumlates atthe bottom ofthe spin fish dryer, fr, which is more common, particles of ligaments and sinews together with the ever present blood, coagulate and become gluey under the processing conditions of the spin slash dryer, and start forming very large, keseale, conglo feraes of spin lash waste which eannot undergo spin lash ‘drying, However, by authorities, and for economic reasons, the ability to cometly teat by-products of the mest pro” ‘essing industry comprising blood and crushed bones mate- ial is considered essential for health and environmeatal [0011] In general, accumulation of materia, in particular ‘of waste materials buildup, atthe bottom of. spin flash dryer fs cumbersome to handle as removal of this material gen- cally requires the processing line to be shut dovsn during ‘maintenance, which may entail dissssembling the spin lash dyer and long waiting times in onder for the dryer (© cool to Temperatures which permit operator access to the drying chamber. Also, when food products is concerned, operator access is highly unwanted as it wil disturb (or eontaminate) the biological integrity ofthe spin Mash deying system, [0012] There exists, therefore, the need for a spin Dash ‘dryer which can handle such agglomerating materials with- ‘out requiring an increased number of maintenance stops. [0013] WO 031018954 discloses a cuitings. processing system inching a steam atmosphere spia fish deying chamber able to process oil-eniched rock cuitings in an inert atmosphere for direct installation on an off-shore oil platform. The spin flash unit included in the eutings pro- ‘essing system of WO 03018954 inches a drain and overs ischarge for access to the spin flash unit during operation down time. Spin fash drying of oib-enriched material is 4 particular dangerous process and the cuttings processing system is designed to stay closed during operation to prevent for reduce the risk of fire on the oil platform. Due to the ‘manner in which ol is drilled, mek cuttings have uniform size distributions with only a minor fraction having a size soo large to undergo spin fash dying, Fuser, rockUS 2017/0074586 AI ‘does not undergo agglomeration. Rather, the rock facto will accumulate, but not aggregate, atthe bottom of the spi flash dryer and for safety reasons must be removed during intermission for maintenance in the production line. [0014] In the context of the present disclosure, waste ‘alerial ito be understood a any matter contained ina feed material fora spin flash dryer, typically a paste or filer cake material, fed to a spin flash dryer, which waste material ‘cannot undergo particuation andlor loecuation to become a dred spin flash product in a spin fash dryer and be lifted by the deying airflow against the gravitational force to exit the spin flash drying chamber through an aperture for removal of a dried spin fash product from the drying ‘chamber ofthe spin Nash deyer. [0015] Such waste materials are routinely observed 10 Torm in many spin fash drying processes as residuals stil ‘contained in the drying chamber (1) after an interval of ‘drying time otherwise cosidered sulicent for particuatio and flocculation of the feed materia. [0016] In CN 202562247 (U) there is disclosed a drying ‘unit, in patcular a spin Rash dryer, comprising a spin ash drying oom, a dispersing device, a driving device, a evolv- ing shat nai inlet anda feed inlet. The revolving sha is ‘connected with the driving device, the dispersing device is ‘connected with the revolving shafl, and the dispersing ‘device and the revolving shall are arranged inside the spi flash drying room. The dispersing device comprises more than three dispersing vanes, and one end of the dispersing vanes is connected with the revolving shaft to form an ‘annular dispersing surface. The spin flash dryer of the described invention is directed to effective avoidance of materials buildup on the bottom of a dryer through the dispersing device. 10017] The present inventors have now realized the need Tor further improvements in spin fash deyers to evercome unwanted effeets on the drying process and spin fish ‘chamber due to residual orzanie waste material buildup on. the bottom of sich a spin flash dryer, in paricularin the fed ‘of food processing, ind most in particular in the Held of ‘waste products from the food processing industry comprise ing blood, SUMMARY OF 1 IE INVENTION [0018] ‘The invention is disclosed in the present deserip- Vion and drawings and in the claims. 10019] As according to a fist aspect and embodiment there is disclosed a spin flash dryer comprising a drying ‘chamber enclosed by atleast a chumber wall anda chamber bottom: a rotating ster, said rotating stir arranged in said drying chamber near said chamber bottom, sid rotating btimor being provided with a plurality of string Blas: members for the supply of a material to be dried, said members arranged in said chamber vwall to permit the passage of a material to be dried from the exterior of said ‘drying chamber to the interior of said drying chamber: apertures for supply and removal of a medium for Muiiza tion and drying and for removal of a dried produc, sad aperture for supply of the Quidization and drying medium being positioned in said drying chamber wall between said ‘chamber bottom and said aperture for removal of a dried product in said drying chamber; sid spin flash dryer further ‘comprising a waste outlet arranged in ssid chamber bottom, fof said spin flash dryer, and whercin said waste outlet is ‘ranged! for continvous removal of residual omzanic Waste Mar. 16, 2017, nial, which residual omaie want material cannot be in Rash ded de to deity of sid eid organic waste mateal being higher thn @ illing power os ‘edu for fidzation nd dying of si spin Nash dyer ‘vein ai west ole save which can fora sie fn een removal is cased by sa rong ier roving sid rsa organic waste materi ino said waste Cutlet rng spin fh dryer operation upon which sa real onanie waste material is removed via sid waste butlet ina sicing operation. [0020] As accotin wo an cmhodinent theres scone ‘pin fash dryer whecin sai wane outs arranged ator fer the ovens point, fine, plane of sd caer ‘estom [0021] As according to an embodiment there is disclosed 2 spin ash dryer wherein sad waste outlets aap lor Connecting wo an arrangement for tansporting waste mate- fal fom te intrior of sid drying chamber to the exterior Sr sid dying chamber [0022] As according to an embodiment there is disclosed {pin Mash diner, wherein said avangement Fr teanspeting Sate mtr from the inferior of sid drying camber the exer of sid ying chamber compres #reatoch- ale fd for covering sid waste outlet ding operation of Seid spin fash dyer, which fd con be detched rom sok seat ute ring an intemisson of operation of sed spin Tash dyer to emove any waste mater screed a neat Seid wane cule on said chamber betom manvaly [0023] As according to an embodiment there slosed 2 spin hash dryer wierein sid sue comprises rating arrangement of openings ad losres apd o mais an evsetally fd tight seal benwon the nto of sak drying chamber and the exterior of sid dying chamber dhring operation of said she and said spin ash dyer Preferably, said rotating arrangement of openings and lo- Sires arn valve oa sling valve [W024] As accoting to an embwiment theres closed Spin Mash dyer, wherein sid arrangement fr rasp frase material Ip spaced below sak waste outlet By an Intersoction, idimerseeton eg, being length ofa eondit ee {0028} _As according to an embodiment there is disclosed {pin fah dryer wherin si chamber boom conical chamber httom which extends conical tapering upwards Soside ssid devin chamber [0026] As according to an embodiment there is disclosed $epin Mash dyer sad spin fh cyer further comping an aml dsinbtor for ditboting said foiation and dying md, eid annular distor srcunding ower ‘ation of sid chamber wall, whereby sai ation and Giying media i ed nto the drying shamber in an evenly [0027] As acconing to an embnent theres dsclosed a spin sh deer wherein the omanie materials fod mate- fal are seecod from onganie se caters compas food waste product, rit and bot pp, cistillers resis, tase pmdocts comprising animal blood, slaughterhouse ‘nim waste, protein, earboydrats, soars, Saree, ay sete, anor ning permesten [0028] As according to an embodiment there is disclosed ! method of remving residual organic waste mater fom the interior of a spin fash yer ding spin flesh dryer tperation, wherein removal i cased hy ating ster moving sid endl organic waste material ino @ wasteUS 2017/0074586 AI ‘outlet during spin flash dryer operation upon which seid residual omganie waste material is removed via said waste ‘outlet ina slicing operation. 10029] FIG. 1: Exemplary spin fash dryer with waste ote, DETAILED DESCRIPTION 10020] Spin fash dryers for fd bed drying, particularly for simullancous drying and disintegration of terial in the form of paste ora iter cake ae commonly known [0031] An exemplary spin flash dryer according tw the invention is shown in FIG. 1, wherein prior a spin ash diver (100) as Been mounted with a waste out (200) secording 1 the invention [0032] In FIG. 1.2 spin flash dryer (100) of the prior artis shown, wherein the spin flash dryer further comprises a tanto (200) ofthe vention. Spin fash dryers (100) Of the prior art are in general consnited wilh a dying ‘chamber (1) eoelsed by ciber wall 2), ad having ‘hnber bottom (in fxed conection therewlh, A roating Stier (9, 10) wil sully be arranged coil inthe dying ‘hmber (1) nea its chamber bottom (3) ona shaf (7) which teanfers a rotation fom a oor (6) the ster) Usa, the sliver (9) provided with x plurality of sing blades {Ao}. Thebiades (10) ofthe stirrer) are wormaly arranged in parle to the charter botiom (3), but depending on junetion, modifications to stirrer (9) and sttrer blades (10) are koa, 0033] Further the deying chamber (1) will eomprise mem- bers (14, 18) for the supply of a material to be dried, spertures (6, 16) for supply (S) and removal (16) of medium for uidization and drying and for removal (16) of 1 dried product 10034] In many spin flash dryers of the prior art the ‘chamber bottom (3) i a conical chamber bottom (3) which ‘extends conically tapering upwards inside the chamber (1, 10035] Usually, dhe aperture for supply of the Budization snd drying medium (8) is positioned inthe deying chamber wall (2) between the chamber bottom (3) and the aperture (16) for removal of a dried product in the drying chamber (A), Also customarily, an annular distebutor (4) foe distib- ‘utng the fidization and drying medium is surrounding the Tower region of the chamber wall (2) whereby the fiiza- tion and drying medium is le into the drying chamber (1) in an evenly manner. 10036] Usually in spin Mash dryers of the proe art the blades (10) of the ster (9) are positioned ata relatively small distance from the chamber bottom (3). It is well known to add farther stirer elements (11, 12, 13) coaxially ‘on the rotating shaft (7). 10037] Likewise itis commonly known inte prorat for the dying chamber (1) and the annular distributor (4) to have a stretch of common wall, which is heat insulated (17) ‘on the side facing the distributor (4). 0038] Likewise commonly known in the prior artis foe the deying chamber (1) to inelude at least one panicle size classifier positioned inside the drying chamber (1) above the sizrer(®) hut below the aperture (16) for removal ofa dried product. Thereby the particle size ofthe dried! precuet may advantageously be controlled. In such embodiments of the Mar. 16, 2017, prior art comprising particle size classifiers, « plurality of fpertures (16) may be comprised in the spin ach dryer of the prior at (100), [0039] To a spin Mash dryer of the prior art (100), the resent inventors sugges the addition ofa waste outlet (200) positioned in the chamber bottom (3) of the spin ash dryer (100), A waste outlet (200) of the invention will be dimen- sionod according to the particular needs of the individval Spin flash dryer into which it wil be installed, but will often hhave a-dimensioa between 30 mm to 1000 mm, usually between 100 mn to 300 mm. [040] 1 is advantageous if a waste outlet (200) of the invention is positioned a or near the bottommost point, fine, or plane of the chumber bottom (3). Thereby itis secured ‘that gravitation and forces exerted by the stirer (9) and blades (10) on the paste or iter cake mass contained in the dgyng chamber will drive any waste material towards and the waste outlet (200), from where it may be removed at a time of an operator's choice. Proferentially. waste ‘material ean be removed coatiauously during operation of the spin Mash dryer. [041] Advantageously, the waste outlet (200) is adapted {or connecting to an amangement for transporting. waste ‘matecal fom the interior ofthe drying chamber (H) to the exterior ofthe drying chamber (1). Such an adaptation cole eg, be by a flange section on said waste outlet (200) and secured using nuts snd bots [042] In one embodiment ofthe waste outlet (200), said frangement for transporting waste material comprises @ reatlachable lid for covering the waste outlet 200) during ‘operation of the spin ash dryer (100), which fid ean be {detached from the waste ourlet (200) during an intermission fof operation of the spin flash dryer (100) to remove any waste material accreted aor near the waste outlet (200) on the chamber bottom (3) of the spin flash dryer (100) man- ally [0043] In another embodiment of dhe waste outlet (200), suid arrangement for transporting waste material comprises ‘sluice adapted to permit dhe passage of waste material rom the interior of the drying chamber (1) during operation ofthe spin lash dryer (100) in a shicing operation, The sluice can eg, bea check valve or any other type of non-return valves such as eg. buttelly valves, double butterily valves, or ‘olating valves. In prefered embodiment the sluice com- prises @ revolving emangement of openings and closures Adapted 10 maintain an essentially fui tight seal berwoon the drying chamber (1) and the exterior of said drying chambee during operation of sluice and spin fash dryer Preferably, said revolving arrangement of openings and closutes isa rotating valve o sliding valve. 0044} Ina further embodiment of the waste outlet (200), suid amangement for transporting waste material is spaced below said waste outlet by an intersection, suid intersection eg. being a length ofa conduit or pipe. Thereby a calm zone js created helow the chamber bottom which will facilitate ficient removal of waste material during operation without interfering with the deying peosess CLOSING COMMENTS [045] ‘The term “comprising” as used in the claims does ‘ot exclude oiler elements or steps. The tem “a” or “an” as vsed in the claims does not exclude « plurality [0046] Although the present invention has been described in detail for purpose of llusteion, itis understood that sueUS 2017/0074586 AI ‘detail is solely for that purpose, and variations can be made therein by those skilled in the ar without departing from the scope of the iaventon, 1-10, (canceled) 11. A spin fash dryer comprising ‘drying chamber enclosed by a least a ebamber wall and chamber bottom: thereby defining an exterior and an interior of said drying chamber, rotating stirrer, sid rotating slimer arranged in said dying chamber near said chamber bottom, said roat- ing strer being provided with a plurality of siting blades rmomibers forthe supply of a material to be dried, said ‘members aminged in ssid chamber wall to pent passage of @ material to be dried from the exterior of ‘tid drying. chamber 10 the interior of said: drying chamber; apertures for supply and removal of a medium for Mu zation and drying and for removal ofa dried prosiuct, ‘Said aperture for supply of said Nuidization aod deying ‘medium being positioned in said drying chamber wall hheween said chamber hotiom and said aperture for removal ofa dried product in said drying chamber, said spin fash dryer further comprising a waste outlet arranged in said chamber bottom of seid spin fash dryer; and wherein said waste outlet is arranged for contimons removal of residual omginie waste material, which residual organic waste material cannot be spin flash dried due to a density of said residual onganic waste ‘material being higher than a Titing power of said ‘medium for Buidization and drying of said spin fash dyer, wherein said waste outlet sa valve whieh forms fa sluice: and wherein removal is caused by said rotating stirer moving ‘said residoal organic waste material into said waste ‘outlet during spin lash dryer operation upon which said residual organic waste material is removed via said ‘waste outlet in a sluicing operation, wherein said sluice comprises rotating arrangement of ‘openings and closures adapted fo maintain an essen= tilly uid tight seal Between the interior of said drying chamber and the exterior of sid drying chamber daring. ‘operon of said shuice and said spin lsh dryer. Mar. 16, 2017, 12. A spin fash deyer aecording to claim 11, wherein said waste cutlets arranged at or near the bottommost point, Tine, or plane of said chamber bottom 13. Aspin Bash dryer according to claim 11, wherein sad waste outlet is adapted for connecting to an arrangement for transporting waste material from the interior of sil drying chaher to the exterior of said drying chamber, 14, Aspin fash dryer according fo claim 13, wherein sad ‘arrangement for transporting waste material trom the ine- rior of said drying chamber to the exterior of said drying chamber comprises a restachable lid for covering said ‘waste outlet ring operation af said spin flash dryer, which Tid can be detaches from said waste outlet during an inter mission of operation of said spin flash dryer to remove any ‘waste material accreted at or near sid Waste outlet on said chamber bortom manually 18, Asp fash dryer according to claim 14, wherein said arrangement for transporting waste material is spaced below Said waste outlet by an intersection, said intersection eg, being a length of @ conduit or pipe 16. A spin flash dryer ecording to claim 11, wherein said ‘chaiber bottom sa eonial chamber bottom which extends conically tapering upwards inside sad drying chamber. 17. A spin Mash diyer acconding to claim 11, further comprising an annular distibutor for distributing said the ‘ization and drying medium, said annular distributor sur- rounding a Jower region of sid chamber wall, whereby said ‘uidization and drying medium is ld ino the drying cham- ber in an evenly manner 18. A spin flash dryer according to elaim 11, wherein the ‘onganie materials feed materials are selected from orga ‘waste materials comprising food waste products, fuit and beet pulps, disillers” residues, waste products comprising animal blood, slaughterhouse animal waste, proteins, car Dohiydrates, sugars, starches, fatty waste, and/or non-caking pemeates. 19, A method of removing residual organie waste material from the interior ofa spin flash dryer during spin flash dryer ‘operation, wherein removal is caused by'a rotating stimer ‘moving ssid residual organic waste material into a waste ‘outlet during spin flash dryer operation upon whieh said residual onganic waste material is removed via sid waste outlet in a sluicing operation,