CONDITIONER

STARCH CONDITIONING
 STARCH CONDITIONING

STARCH CONDITIONING
The NID starch conditioning system uniquely
combines a fluidising bed Vortex Dryer for
starch moisture removal, and a Screw Conveyor
Cooler for starch cooling. This combination
offers unsurpassed performance and efficiency
to meet all of your starch conditioning needs.

“Unsurpassed performance and

efficiency to meet all of your
starch conditioning needs”

VORTEX DRYER
The NID fluidising bed Vortex Dryer has been used successfully for many years to dry
and aerate moulding starch and is generally recognised in the industry as the most
efficient form of drying and aeration.
The drying cabinet has large heating air intakes on each side, giving a large airflow at a
low velocity which efficiently transfers heat and evenly distributes air over the full width
of the fluidising beds. Both intakes are fitted with steam heated heat exchangers for
high performance and efficient heat transfer.

Components
The Vortex Dryer is offered with either one or two fluidising beds each of 4.5 metres
long x 1 metre wide depending on the required capacity.
An overhead mounted Dust Collector reclaims airborne starch, using automatic
sequential reverse air-jets, returning it directly into the starch system. Steam valves,
regulators and sensors are included.

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 FEATURES BENEFITS
Fluidised bed air-induced turbulence with
large volume airflow # Uniform and consistent drying
Two steam heated heat exchangers with # Shorter drying times
large air intakes # Compact design
Adjustable speed rotary inlet valve, starch # Low maintenance
metering, and slat conveying # Select drying or cooling only
Integrated Dust Collector with suction fan # Energy cost effective
is mounted on top of the Vortex frame # Simple and robust construction with
returning starch directly to the Vortex Dryer
easy to clean surfaces
Dust Collectors with fully automatic reverse
# Each slat conveyor and rotor is equipped
air-jets continuously and sequentially
control filter membrane cleaning with its own geared motor for precise

Starch recovery conveyor in the base of control and the elimination of high
the Vortex Dryer cabinet returns starch maintenance chains
collected below the fluidising bed to the # Intense, efficient aeration
Vortex Dryer starch flow
conditioning of starch and other
Individually designed continuous spiral suitable granular products
starch conveyor systems
# An unrestricted large volume, slow
Heat exchanger temperatures are
moving airflow for maximum intake
controlled by an automatic steam-
modulating valve and heat sensor. The heat-exchange efficiency
starch temperature is indicated by a dial # Greater control of retention time and
thermometer mounted on the dryer cabinet starch layer for most effective drying
Dust Collector suction fan produces an and cooling
airflow of 255 m3/min (9000 CFM) and is
# Avoidance of high temperature
fitted with a silencer
contact areas
Dust Collector has 80 m2 of filter area with
# Throughput of starch up to 20,000 kg /hr
sequential reverse air-jet automatic cleaning
and pressure-relief membrane panels with moisture reduction from 3-4% based
Floor mounted electrical control panel on incoming starch moisture of 10-12%
which includes all control and switchgear # Suits any factory layout.
to conveniently control all dryer
parameters such as starch flow rate,
temperature and fan airflow rate.

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INTEGRATION, VARIATIONS
AND EXECUTIONS
The Vortex Dryer and Screw Conveyor Cooler
as a combination or individually are offered
in a range of sizes and capacities that can
condition up to 20,000 kg of starch per hour
and service:
# Moguls using trays 820 mm long
# Maxi Moguls using the 1200–1218 mm Variations Can Include:
long range of trays. # Retrofitting to any existing
Mogul either as a combination
The supply of a complete NID spiral starch or individually
conveying system designed to suit dryer and # Fully integrated interconnecting
cooler sizing and the overall plant layout is screw conveyors to transport
recommended. starch from the dryer to the cooler
NID provide assistance to select the most # Alternative dryer and cooler
effective spiral starch conveying system configurations if in-line length
layout for new and existing plant layouts. is restricted.

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 Maximise Productivity SCREW CONVEYOR COOLER
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Features
Optimise Profitability # Compact design
# Simple and robust construction
# Stainless steel cooling trough
# Complete with water / glycol
SCREW CONVEYOR connections and valves
COOLER # Complete VSD control included in
The screw heat exchanger type control panel
cooler is designed to efficiently # Only two 5.5 kW motors required
reduce the temperature of the starch # Drive motor speed controlled by VSD
after it leaves the Vortex Dryer to a # Quick and easy installation
temperature suitable for depositing. # High efficiency heat transfer between
starch and cooling contact surfaces
Components # Top of cooler only 1.8 m from floor.
Two large diameter hollow screw
conveyors are mounted side-by-side Benefits
in a stainless steel jacketed trough. # High capacity throughput up to 20,000
The screws and the cavity in the kg/hr with a temperature reduction from
jacketed trough are cooled by chilled 55 °C down to 30 °C
water / glycol, and as the starch # Uniform and consistent cooling
travels the length of both screws, # Low maintenance
heat energy dissipates to the cold # Easy visual and physical access
screw and trough surfaces. # Ideal for situations with low ceiling or
height restrictions
# High efficiency use of energy
# Energy cost effective
# Few moving parts.

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 SPECIFICATIONS
Figures are typical for 10,000 kg/hr throughput and may vary up or down for other throughputs.

VORTEX DRYER
Shipping specification Normally supplied in one 40 ft open top sea container
26 kW (35 hp) for Dryer (approx. 12 kW (16 hp) for ten screw
Electrical requirements
conveyors depending on layout)
Steam At 9 bar (130 psi) consumption approx. 1200 kg/hr (2645 lb/hr)
Compressed air At 6 bar (87 psi) consumption approx. 0.65 m3/min (23 CFM)
Operational weight 7700 kg (16,975 lb)

SCREW CONVEYOR COOLER

Shipping specification
Water / glycol
Electrical requirements
Operational weight
Normally supplied in one 40 ft open top sea container
15 m3/hour (3963 US gal/hr) at minus 2 °C (28 °F) supplied at 5 bar
max (72 psi max)
11 kW
8938 kg (19,705 lb)

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NID Pty. Ltd. Sydney, Australia.

12-18 Stokes Avenue, Alexandria, NSW. 2015 Australia
Tel : + 61 2 8399 4500 Fax : + 61 2 9698 9438
Email : info@nid.com.au Website : www.nid.com.au