PERFORATED DRUM OVENS

 

 

WORKING PRINCIPLE

 

Operating principle in this ovens is a combination of a perforated drum with a large centrifugal fan. The fan draws the air out of the drum interior, the air passes over the heating system and it is forced back to the drum. This generates a vacuum inside the drum by which the material is held on the drum surface. At the same time the material is penetrated by large volume of the air which ensures high heat transfer.

Air is sucked from

the center of the drum…………………………

Felt comes in intimated contact with the drying medium, guaranteeing high efficiency and optimum capacity.

 

and then delivered to the surface.

 

The flow trough principle is the basis of for a good air permeability and breathing activity and it produce high quality web with soft textile handle.

 

To prevent perforation marks on delicate material,  drum is covered with extra fine belt that carry the web from the foulard and transport it out of the oven.

 

To prevent felt shrinking on specifi material, as option, drum could be equipped with two needled bars, installed at the border of the drum, manually set at different thickness.

Drum driers are equipped with high-pressure & vacuum fans which force a large volume of the air trough the material, even trough felts with heavy weights. By installing infinitely variable speed motor on the fan, the line performance can be adapted to material qualities with different air permeability.

Heating via gas burner give a reduce warming up and cooling time, high efficiency and accurate temperature regulation due to the flame modulating system, driven with PID controlling device. Part of the finish fumes and gases are combusted which result of less air pollution.

 

APPLICATIONS

 

 

Due to the full passing of the air throughout the woven, these ovens are extremely efficient, and need reduced floor space. The drums diameter are optimized accordingly with the speed and the  application, and they can vary from 1 to 4 meters. Speed up to 200 mt\min. Possibility of adding more than one drum in line to achieve faster speed. When the felt is narrower than the width of the drum, two internal flaps close the passage of the air inside the drum itself, out of the felt. This to avoid loss of efficiency due to air flow that does not passes throughout the felt.

 

The typical application of these ovens are :

-  Drying of foam bonded nonwovens (or liquid bonded),

 - Thermal stabilization of technical  needled felt,

 - Drying of foam printed webs,

-  Drying of water entangled webs.

 

 

PITCURES

 

 

 

 

Big perforated Drum, for high speed production

(Up to 200 m\min)

 

Diam 3,6 m.

Width 4 m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete line for chemical bonding of felt

 

Felt is impregnated with foulard and then is dried with the drum drier.

- Heating with thermal oil.

- Diameter 2 meter.

- Widht 2,5 mt.

 

After the oven a smoothing calender improves the surfaces of the felt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Double drums ovens for felt drying.

 

Diameter 3 meters, width 3,6 m, warmed with gas burners

Application : Roofing felt. The line includes an heat setting oven, foam applicator and calender.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Heat setting oven, equipped with No. 2 rounds of pins in  order to keep the felt during the heat-treatment.

 

Temperature : 225 °C.

At the oven entry, there is one opening frame, with chains and pins, to increase the felt width. The width is then fixed into the oven, by the two rounds with pins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High speed line for light webs

(15-50 gsm)

 

The webs are calendared, foam bonded, dried,

and rolled up.

 

Width 3,6 m