Development of a combined drying plant for agricultural products

Abstract The paper presents the development materials for a combined drying unit for agricultural products with IR radiation, operating in a closed-loop mode. Due to the constant uniform movement along a closed loop, the entire mass of the product being dried is uniformly coated with a flow of drying agent and is subjected to intensive heat treatment. The superimposed effect of IR radiation in combination with convective heat exchange intensifies the process of heat and mass exchange and reduces the drying time.