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Thermajet

Thermajet™ For Your Flash Drying Needs

Exceptionally efficient flash drying and de-agglomeration in a single system. Flash Dryers, Slurry Drying, Calcining & De-agglomeration Applications for Heat Sensitive Products. The ThermaJetTM system produces a discrete, dry product from any raw feed, including wet powder, slurry, centrifuge, or filter cake. Automated system operation and high thermal transfer maximize product quality and drying efficiency.

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Thermajet™

  • Provides simultaneous deagglomeration and drying to produce discrete particles
  • Processes heat-sensitive products without thermal degradation
  • Ensures the most efficient heat transfer with an increased surface area
  • Closed-Loop systems for solvent removal and recovery
  • Low-maintenance and compact design
  • Has inlet temperatures from 200-1300° F
  • Provides calcining application that occurs at less than 1300° F
  • Direct and Indirect heating available

Fluid Energy flash dryers are characterized by continuous, dynamic convective hot air heat and mass transfer process. Flash drying involves using a stream of turbulent, hot air to rapidly heat and deagglomerate wet material, evaporating retained moisture. A ThermaJet’s wide range of operational temperatures and drying gases provide safe processing of all materials including heat-sensitive and reactive products. We leverage our vast experience with powder drying solutions and apply it to designs with the needs of our customers in mind.. Our systems are engineered for laboratory, pilot and full-scale production from 50 grams to 100,000 pounds an hour. Higher pressures can be used when a combination of drying and grinding is required.

Exceptionally Efficient Flash Drying and Deagglomeration in a Single System

The Thermajet™ Flash Drying System produces a discrete, dry product from any feed material, including wet powder, slurry, centrifuge or filter cake. Automated system operation and high thermal transfer maximize product quality and drying efficiency. Systems are engineered for laboratory, pilot and full-scale production from 10 to 100,000 lb/hr. The Thermajet™ has a wide range of operating temperatures, pressures, and drying media providing safe processing of all materials including heat-sensitive and reactive products. High pressures can be used when a combination of drying and grinding is required.

High Thermal Efficiency

The high speed, turbulent flow inside the THERMAJET™ flash dryer allows efficient drying at lower outlet temperatures due to the greater surface area of the deagglomerated product.

Reliable Construction

The Thermajet™ flash dryer system is constructed entirely in the USA of only the highest quality components. The low-maintenance design has no moving parts and can be opened quickly and easily for inspection or cleaning. All parts are made in the USA which guarantees rapid delivery of spare items. Comprehensive engineering and durable construction enable our system to operate continuously 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Engineering Support and Service

Thermajet™ testing is done at our facility in Pennsylvania where detailed process data can be obtained for your application. Fluid Energy engineers and quality service technicians are immediately available to provide technical assistance and to guarantee that the Therma-Jet Flash Dryer System performs to your complete satisfaction.

Closed Loop Systems

Completely enclosed closed loop system including inert gas resupply and solvent removal condensers can be incorporated into most ThermaJet systems allowing for the safe process of solvents and/or hazardous materials.

Flash Calcining

The THERMAJET™ flash dryer is also an effective flash calciner in applications where the chemical reaction occurs at less than 900° F. The turbulent environment in the drying chamber provides instant and uniform heating of particles. This treatment yields a fine, deagglomerated, calcined product. The low residence time and immediate system response allow instantaneous calcining refinements to optimize the product.

Rental Systems

Most of Fluid Energy’s advanced flash drying systems are available on a rental basis to fulfill your immediate processing requirements.

Custom Processing

Fluid Energy maintains a facility for fine / ultra fine grinding of your material on a contractual basis. Other services include blending, drying and packaging. Our fully equipped QA laboratories are available for moisture, particle size and custom analyses of your products.

Thermajet™ Flash Drying, Calcining & Deagglomeration Systems
The Thermajet™ flash dryer is an innovative variation on toroidal jet milling technology, using a low-pressure (i.e. 2-10 psig) hot gas to dry and deagglomerate a wet feed. A hot gas is introduced into the ThermaJet through nozzles to create a high velocity, rotating gas/product stream. The gas stream rapidly sweeps the incoming wet feed material into the drying chamber where the turbulent hot air quickly deagglomerates the feed stock by creating particle-to-particle collisions. These collisions vastly increase the surface area exposed to the drying fluid, facilitating the instantaneous heat exchange necessary for flash drying.

From the drying zone, the gas/product stream enters into the static classification zone. Due to centrifugal force, the larger, wetter particles remain to the outside of the dryer ring, where they will be recirculated into the drying chamber. The lighter, dryer particles are removed with the exhaust gas stream.
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Thermajet Operating Parameters – Representative Capacities
Sizing and capacitis based on: 1200° F Inlet Temp, 180° F Oulet Temp. 35% Wet feed moisture and 1% Final product moisture

Mill Series Horsepower WetFeed Rate
(lbs/hr)		 WetFeed Rate
(kgs/hr)		 180° F Outlet Temp
Evaporation (lbs/hr)		 82.2°C Outlet Temp
Evaporation (kgs/hr)		 Total Input
BTU/hr
2 3 125 57 42 19 58,000
6 15 1,250 570 430 195 580,000
12 50 5,000 2,273 1,720 782 2,300,000
18 120 12,000 5,455 4,100 1,865 5,500,000
24 200 20,000 9,090 6,900 3,136 9,200,000
36 500 45,000 20,455 15,500 7,045 20,800,000
48 1200 80,000 36,360 27,500 12,500 36,900,000

Thermajet Operating Parameters – Representative Capacities
Sizing and capacitis based on: 500° F Inlet Temp, 160° F Oulet Temp. 35% Wet feed moisture and 1% Final product moisture

Mill Series Horsepower WetFeed Rate (lbs/hr) WetFeed Rate (kgs/hr) 160° F Outlet Temp Evaporation (lbs/hr) 82.2°C Outlet Temp Evaporation (kgs/hr) Total Input BTU/hr
2 3 60 27 21 9 31,000
6 20 550 250 190 86 280,000
12 60 2,100 955 721 328 1,100,000
18 150 5,000 2,273 1,720 782 2,600,000
24 250 8,500 3,864 2,920 1,327 4,400,000
36 600 20,000 9,090 6,900 3,136 10,200,000
18 150 5,000 2,273 1,720 782 2,600,000
48 1400 35,000 15,910 12,020 5,465 17,900,000
Thermajet™ Applications

The Thermajet™ is ideal for a wide range of flash drying applications including:

  • Hard, Abrasive Materials: Ceramics, Mineral Ores
  • Heat Sensitive Materials: Pigments, Waxes, Resins
  • Sanitary, Sterile Applications: Pharmaceuticals, Foods, Cosmetics
  • Agricultural Materials: Fungicides, Herbicides, Pesticides
  • Volatile Materials: Propellants, Explosives, Oxidizers
  • Synthetic Materials: Polymers, Plastics, Precipitates