Sanitary Dryer L
and L-HP

Quick Tips

How fast can I expect my equipment to dry?

It depends! There are a lot of variables at play that determine drying time – and many of them are dependent more on the design of process equipment being dried than the output of the dryer system.

To help optimize your drying, look at the following design considerations for your equipment – having sloped surfaces, minimizing areas of water holdup, minimizing the L/d of branch connections, insulation of lines or equipment, and performing a final rinse with hot water (if available).

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What does the Humidity Sensor do?

The standard system without a humidity sensor utilizes time setpoints for drying. At startup of your equipment, it is determined how long it takes to dry a process line circuit or equipment, and then that time is used for the setpoint.

For a more analytical and measured approach, adding the humidity sensor in-line in an area where the process line exhausts to can be used to monitor the humidity of the drying air as it leaves the lines or equipment that is being dried. This way, setpoints can be used to dry to a set humidity level that shows that the moisture inside of the process has been removed.

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How and where should I vent the exhaust air from the system?

You should think about where the hot exhaust air (after it has dried your process) will vent to – in a CIP line circuit, the exhaust air might come back to the CIP Skid, in which the exhaust air would come out the CIP Return drain line. If you prefer to vent it at a different location, zone valves can be added to the CIP system on the CIP Return line and the drying steps could send the exhaust air to a vent location of your choice.

If drying equipment like small process tanks or other equipment where there is not a closed circuit back to the CIP system, ensure an adequately sized exhaust port exists on your equipment and that it vents to an acceptable location to receive hot, humid air.