Crop Dryer
A crop dryer is a device used to dry various crops by removing moisture through heating and ventilation, making them suitable for long-term storage.
Crop Dryer Introduction
Crop dryer is a kind of equipment specially used for drying grains. It uses a rotary heating device to generate a large amount of hot air in a short time, and kills insect eggs through high temperature treatment, thus completely solving the problem of grain drying. This equipment is designed to improve the quality and efficiency of grain drying while ensuring the safe storage of grain. With the development of agricultural technology and the increase of national investment in grain drying equipment, there is an increasing demand for the construction of large, medium and small grain drying facilities. Choosing high-quality, durable, economical and practical dryers is essential to improve agricultural production efficiency and ensure grain quality.
Functional features of crop dryer
Rapid Drying
The crop drying machine utilizes a highly efficient hot air circulation system, which quickly evaporates moisture from both the surface and interior of crops. This significantly reduces drying time and boosts production efficiency.
Even Drying
Equipped with fans and a hot air circulation system, the dryer ensures uniform heat distribution inside the machine, effectively transferring heat to both the surface and interior of crops. This prevents uneven drying and ensures consistent crop quality.
Crop Quality Protection
During the drying process, the machine precisely controls temperature and humidity, preventing crops from becoming overly dry or damp. This helps maintain the color, aroma, and taste of the crops, while also preventing mold and pest infestations, ultimately extending the shelf life of the crops.
Enhanced Crop Quality
After drying, crops exhibit improved color, aroma, and taste, which increases their market competitiveness.
Extended Storage Life
Drying removes excess moisture from crops, reducing the risk of mold and rot due to high moisture levels, thereby extending the storage life of the crops.
High Adaptability: The crop drying machine can adjust drying speed and intensity based on the characteristics and needs of different grains, allowing for multifunctional and multi-crop drying that suits various seasons and regions.
Energy-Efficient and Environmentally Friendly
Modern drying machines often incorporate energy utilization technologies that maximize energy efficiency and reduce consumption. Additionally, they are equipped with purifiers and exhaust treatment systems that effectively manage waste gases and dust produced during the drying process, minimizing environmental pollution.
Simple Operation
The drying machine typically features an automated control system that is easy to operate. Users simply need to set the drying temperature and time, and the machine automatically completes the drying process. It also includes automatic alarms and troubleshooting features, reducing the need for manual intervention and increasing operational efficiency.
The structure of the crop dryer
Heating System
This is the core component of the dryer, responsible for generating high-temperature hot air. The heating system typically uses fuel combustion (such as coal, oil, gas, etc.) or electric heating to transfer thermal energy to the drying chamber, providing the necessary heat source for the drying process.
Drying Chamber
The drying chamber is the main part of the dryer, usually constructed from welded steel plates, ensuring good sealing and durability. It is equipped with a hot air circulation device that ensures uniform distribution of hot air within the chamber, allowing sufficient contact with the crops to facilitate moisture evaporation.
Hot Air Furnace
The hot air furnace provides the heat required for drying, producing hot air that is delivered to the drying chamber through ducts. The heating methods for the hot air furnace vary and include coal, oil, gas, or electric heating.
Conveying System
The conveying system includes the feed inlet, discharge outlet, and grain conveying device. Crops enter the drying chamber through the feed inlet and are discharged from the outlet after drying. The conveying device typically uses chain or belt drives to ensure continuous transportation of the crops during the drying process.
Ventilation System
The ventilation system is responsible for supplying hot air to the drying chamber and expelling the moisture and waste gases generated during the drying process. The efficiency of the ventilation system directly impacts the drying effectiveness and energy consumption of the dryer.
Control System
The control system is a vital component of the dryer, monitoring and adjusting various parameters during the drying process, such as temperature, humidity, and airflow. The automated control system enables intelligent management of the drying process, improving efficiency and quality.
Transmission Device (in certain models)
The transmission device continuously stirs the material within the drying chamber, ensuring uniform heating and accelerating the drying speed. This helps prevent clumping or uneven drying of the materials during the process.
The main advantages of crop dryer
Increase Drying Efficiency
The crop dryer utilizes an advanced hot air circulation system and efficient heating methods to quickly evaporate moisture from crops, significantly shortening drying time and enhancing drying efficiency. This is particularly important for agricultural producers who need to process large quantities of crops rapidly.
Ensure Drying Quality
The dryer is equipped with a precise control system that accurately regulates drying temperature, humidity, and airflow parameters, ensuring uniform heating of crops during the drying process. This prevents issues such as uneven drying, over-drying, or excessive moisture that may arise from traditional drying methods, thus guaranteeing the quality of the dried crops.
Reduce Losses
By enabling rapid and uniform drying, the dryer minimizes losses during the drying process. For instance, it prevents nutrient loss caused by prolonged drying times and mitigates problems such as mold and pest infestations due to uneven drying.
Enhance Storage Stability
Dried crops have reduced moisture content, which lessens the conditions for microbial growth, thereby improving their storage stability. This helps extend the shelf life of crops and reduces losses during storage.
Strong Adaptability
The crop dryer can be customized and adjusted according to the characteristics and requirements of different crops, accommodating various types and moisture contents. Additionally, the dryer can flexibly adjust to seasonal and regional changes, meeting the practical needs of agricultural producers.
Energy Saving and Environmental Protection
Modern dryers often employ advanced energy-saving technologies and eco-friendly materials, reducing energy consumption and environmental pollution. For example, they use efficient combustion systems and heat recovery technologies to enhance energy utilization efficiency, as well as low-noise and low-emission engines and exhaust treatment systems to minimize environmental impact.
User-Friendly Operation
The dryer is typically equipped with an automated control system and an intelligent operation interface, making it easy and quick to operate. Agricultural producers only need to follow the operating instructions for settings and monitoring to complete the drying process, reducing labor intensity and increasing work efficiency.
Application of Crop Dryer
The Grain dryer machine is suitable for efficiently drying all cereals, grains, beans, and seeds of all crops such as corn, wheat, rice, soybean, sorghum, rapeseed, cashew, barley, etc. It is suitable for all kinds of farms.
Working Principle
The paddy crops are input from the top of the tower through the bucket elevator, and through the distribution device to ensure that the equipment is always in a full load state during operation.
The induced draft fan introduces the hot air into the inside of the tower body, and the rice crops are combined with the bottomless V-shaped baffles that are turned inward, and the multi-row V-shaped baffles are arranged staggered for processing, so that the rice crops can be mixed with the hot air, and the water vapor generated is discharged from the dryer exhaust system
Technical parameters of Crop Dryer
| Model | 5H-KB-15 | 5H-KB-20 | 5H-KB-35 | |||
| Dryer type | Batch type recirculating mixed flow drying | |||||
| Capacity | 15 tons per batch | 20 tons per batch | 35 tons per batch | |||
| Dryer Volume(m3) | 25 | 37.25 | 62.5 | |||
| Overall weight(kg) | 5000 | 6000 | 9500 | |||
| Overall Dimension(mm) | 2900*4050*11500 | 2900*4050*12200 | 3500*4400*13330 | |||
| Power(kw) | 8.7 | 8.7 | 13.5 | |||
| Bunner | Type | Indirect Type | ||||
| Ignition method | Manual Ignition | |||||
| Fuel consumption (kg/h) | ≤25(coal)
30-40(rice husk) |
≤25(coal)
30-40(rice husk) |
≤30(coal)
70-120(rice husk) |
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| Fuel | Coal, rice husk, wood chips, gas, diesel, etc | |||||
| Voltage | 380V, 50Hz, 3 phase (Can be customized) | |||||
| Moisture Reduction per hour(%/h) | Rice/wheat:0.5-0.8 | Rice/wheat:0.5-1.2 | ||||
| Safety Equipment | Temperature control, Electrical overload protection, Leakage Protection | |||||
After-sale Service
- – HKB provides advanced grain safety storage technology to assure your grain silo 100% quality stability.
- – grain silo Quality guarantee is one year after installation and commissioning or 18 months after leaving China Port. Maturity is the first.
- – 7 days x 24 hours service, within 24 hours reply/solve of any technical issues upon request.
- – Routinely telephone track to remove all might be problems grain silo or issues guarantying the whole system grain silo long-lasting safety and reliability.
- – HKB will consider all other needs like customs clearance, sea delivery, insurance, customs tax benefit plan, documentation, etc. So our respected Users feel so relaxed and easy to get the grain silo system well.
