S. Howes Heating or Cooling Screw Conveyor

Sample Applications

Drying
Polymerization
Heat curing
Cooling/freezing
Microbial kill
Sintering/calcining

Product Description

Heating or Cooling Transfer Conveyors

Thermal treatment is provided through a thermal fluid jacket on the vessel and/or through the transfer auger. The material is heated or cooled by direct contact with the walls and auger as the flights transfer the material down the length of the conveyor. The flights themselves can transfer energy as well.
Please refer to Heating/Cooling/Vacuum/Drying Options Page for additional information. The information shown for mixers is also applied to our heating/cooling conveyors. For a specific example, please see the case study.

Advantages:

Cost savings as the thermal treatment is accomplished in the same time as product is conveyed.
Accurate control of batch thermal treatment time.
Control of temperature during material transfer times.
Material is in closer proximity to heat transfer surface for greater conductive and radiative heating than blender leads to relative cost savings in thermal media use.
Higher amount of heat transfer surface area.