The Tri-Phase Difference
Tri-Phase Drying Technologies offers significant energy savings of 25 to 75% when compared to traditional forms of drying. Retrofit your existing dryer or purchase a new Tri-Phase II Dryer to attain the low heat duty of 500-600 Btu per pound of water evaporated. The Open Cycle Drying Option offers low temperature exhaust air with low concentration of volatiles and odors. The Closed Cycle Drying Option offers no air emissions, improved aroma and fuel value of products such as wood pellets. The low temperature drying option ensures maximum product quality and no “bake on” to equipment surfaces.
Tri-Phase Drying Technology Services
- Retrofitting Existing Dryers - Belt conveyor, rotary drum, hopper/column, fluidized bed, vertical cascade, multi-tray types, and others
- Systems Integrator - One Stop Shop for equipment, ducting, controls, installation, and startup
- Engineering Services
Tri-Phase II technology may be applied to a wide variety of dryer types. Here it has been applied to a Shivvers counter-flow grain dryer.
| Existing dryer retrofits | Tri-Phase II new dryers | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 - 75% Dryer energy savings | × | × |
| Low Heat Duty: 500 – 600 Btu/pound of water evaporated | × | × |
| Open Cycle Drying Option—Low temperature exhaust air with low concentration of volatiles and odors | × | × |
| Closed Cycle Drying Option – No air emissions, improved aroma and fuel value of products such as wood pellets | × | × |
| Low Temperature Drying Option—Maximum product quality and no “bake on” to equipment surfaces | × | × |
| Precise Control of Drying Air Temperature & Humidity | same as original | × |
| Very Uniform Drying of Product | same as original | × |
| Precise Moisture Control | same as original | × |
| Fully Automatic | same as original | × |
| Payback Time of 2 – 3 Years in many cases | × | × |
| Btu/lb of water evaporated | |
|---|---|
| Tri-Phase | 500 - 600 |
| Inefficient Industrial Dryers | 4,000 |
| Typical Cross Flow Grain Dryers | 2,400 - 3,000 |
| Typical "average" Industrial Dryers | 2,000 |
| Efficient Industrial Dryers | 1,200 - 1,400 |
Material Characteristics
- Materials that require product temperatures less than 210F to maintain quality
Typical End Use Applications
- extruded food/feed products
- aquatic foods
- pet foods
- snack foods
- textured soy protein
- seeds
- grains
- oil seeds (soy, canola, rape)
- popcorn
- rice
- wood and biomass chips and pellets
- sawdust
The Tri-Phase process also technically works well for applications where the product temperature is commonly allowed to exceed 210 degree F (100 degree C);
The Tri-Phase process may be adapted to fit a wide variety of drying configurations such as belt conveyor, rotary drum, hopper/column, fluidized bed, vertical cascade, multi-tray types, and others. Download the pdf to see a more complete chart of how Tri-Phase fits with various dryer types and materials.