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Cleanable Solids Processing Equipment and Systems 269<br />

Additional areas of concern are the isolation valve in the bottom of the fluid<br />

bed dryer body and the diffusion screens. These pieces of equipment may be<br />

cleaned in place but will need to be inspected during start-up to ensure they are<br />

adequately cleaned.<br />

Cleaning of the atomizer for the fluid bed dryer can be approached in asimilar<br />

manner to the atomizer cleaning used in spray dryer operations.<br />

The actual integration of the automated cleaning cycle and equipment can<br />

be approached in much the same manner as other tanks and vessels. Figure 14<br />

illustrates an approach to incorporating the many different components of adry<br />

powder process into aCIPable process, and though published in 1995 (1), itisstill<br />

representative of an approach in current use.<br />

Typical Spray Dryer CIP Cycle<br />

Separate cleaning circuits may be developed and used to ensure adequate flow<br />

to sections of the dryer and ancillary equipment like the baghouse. Aset of circuits<br />

may clean the dryer body, the cyclone, and then a final collection device or<br />

baghouse. The CIP sequence should incorporate the same steps as cleaning a<br />

fermentor or tank, including rinse, caustic wash, acid wash, final rinse, and dry.<br />

The prerinse will be used to wash off powder contacting services and<br />

depending upon application may be sent to waste or pretreatment prior to waste.<br />

An alkaline wash is used for primary cleaning of the dryer.<br />

The wash solution should be at temperatures 658 Cto70 8 Cand solution<br />

makeup should incorporate aformulated cleaner or sodium hydroxide or potassium<br />

hydroxide. Awater rinse and airblow can be used after the alkaline wash.<br />

CIP<br />

collector<br />

Lift<br />

door<br />

Tote &cover<br />

cop housing Return<br />

pump<br />

CIP<br />

collector CIPR<br />

Return<br />

pump<br />

COP tank<br />

Return header w/<br />

collector funnels<br />

Discharge to<br />

equalization tank<br />

CIPR valves<br />

CIP skid<br />

CIPS<br />

valves<br />

Explosion relief<br />

Trans<br />

CIPR line<br />

CIPR<br />

CAP<br />

CIPS<br />

Collector<br />

CAP<br />

Roof line<br />

CIPR<br />

Tote<br />

dumper<br />

CIP<br />

collector<br />

FIGURE 14 Schematic diagram of aCIPable dry products process. Abbreviations: CIPR, cleanin-place<br />

return; COP, cleaned-out-of-place; RTD, resistance temperature detector.<br />

CIPR

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