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73 Figure 22.: Andritz drum drying system (Krebs et.al.,2007) A dosing device feeds dewatered sludge to a mixer, where it is mixed into sludge that has already been dried. This produces material which is no longer sticky ong>andong> also creates a moist granule mixture. This mixture is brought to the drum inlet ong>andong> dried to 95% d.s. by hot air in the triple pass rotating drum. Since this material is retained in the drum for 20 minutes ong>andong> reaches a temperature of 80 to 85°C, the granulate produced meets all the hygienic requirements. The finer product (

74 material, ong>andong> the gravitational force within a confined volume. In the interaction, the drag force ong>andong> the gravitational force are exerted in different directions upon the particles. The result is that waste particles that have a large drag to- weight ratio are suspended in the air stream, whereas components that have a small ratio tend to settle out of the air stream. The suspended fraction conventionally is referred to as the “air-classified light fractionong>andong> the settled fraction is termed “air classified heavy fraction”. The confined volume in which the separation takes place is called an “air classifier”. (Tchobanoglous ong>andong> Kreith, 2002) In air classification of shredded mixed MSW, the paper ong>andong> plastic materials tend to be concentrated in the light fraction, ong>andong> metals ong>andong> glass are the principal components of the heavy fraction. Since the density of a material (e.g., paper) is not the only characteristic of a particle that affects the air classification process, fine glass particles, by virtue of their high drag-to-weight ratio, may appear in the light fraction. On the other hong>andong>, flat, unshredded milk cartons or wet cardboard may appear in the heavy fraction. Moisture affects the separation of the various components, as a result of its influence on the density of a material. The influence can be particularly pronounced in the case of paper where its density can approach that of typically denser components, such as food waste that normally would report to the heavy fraction. Air classifiers may be one of a number of designs. All three require dust collection, blower, separator, ong>andong> control facilities. (Wastesum.,2010) The velocity of the air stream required to lift a particle in a vertical column (e.g., a vertical air classifier) must exceed a minimum value, termed the floating (or terminal) velocity. The floating velocity is a function of a number of parameters. The influence of the parameters on the floating velocity is illustrated in (Table 6.) for a variety of waste components. (Tchobanoglous ong>andong> Kreith, 2002)

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Figure 22.: Andritz drum drying system<br />

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triple pass rotating drum. Since this material is retained in the drum for 20<br />

minutes <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> reaches a temperature of 80 to 85°C, the granulate produced<br />

meets all the hygienic requirements. The finer product (

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