Ventilex Fluid Bed coolers efficiently reduce temperatures of products dried in a Rotary or other type of dryer, and cool the product to near
ambient conditions with just ambient air. Fluid Bed Coolers from Ventilex save on drying energy costs by making use of Evaporative Cooling; using the latent heat already in the product to carry off the last portion of moisture. Instead of creating an electrical airflow for drying to your end moisture target, you can reduce your energy consumption and increase your capacity by controlled Evaporative Cooling. In many cases, up to 10% of the energy cost can be saved by utilizing this advanced method – while still hitting your required discharge moisture and product temperature for storage or packaging.
Ventilex Fluid Bed Coolers are an efficient, cost saving way to cool your product. The Ventilex drive system is simple, yet extremely robust, and offers years of low maintenance operation. Because the Fluid Bed Cooler has a plug flow design, first-in, first-out product cooling occurs. This provides the ability to discharge product for storage or packaging without fears of condensation or other ill effects.
In many cases, the heat from cooled product can be recovered and used as makeup air for a drying process, or for heating of other processes. This allows you to save huge amounts of operational capital by re-using the energy you have already paid for! Evaporative Cooling also allows big savings – you will not spend as much money drying to your final target moisture.
Ventilex offers the most efficient Fluid Bed Coolers in the industry, making them the ideal choice for cooling products just before storage or packaging.
The key reasons for selecting Ventilex Fluid Bed Coolers include:
- Cooling product to within 10 degrees of ambient conditions with ambient air
- Low energy use and recovery of latent heat for make up air or other processes
- Very few moving parts = low maintenance cost.
- Easy to clean – available in CIP, Sanitary, and Dairy designs
- Ventilex Shaking Design – same as Fluid Bed Dryers – Assures First-in, First-Out processing.
