Q: What is the working principle of a spray dryer?
A: It atomizes liquid materials into tiny droplets, which are then instantly dried in hot air to directly obtain a powder product. It is an instantaneous drying, one-step powder production device.
Q: What materials can a spray dryer process?
A: It is suitable for atomizable liquids such as solutions, emulsions, suspensions, and slurries, including food products, dairy products, extracts, traditional Chinese medicine extracts, flavorings, yeast, proteins, starch sugars, and microcapsule powders.
Q: What are the core process parameters of a spray dryer?
A: Inlet air temperature, outlet air temperature, feed rate, atomization pressure/speed, air volume, fan frequency, material concentration, and viscosity.
Q: How to adjust if the powder is too coarse/too fine?
A: If the powder is too coarse, increase the atomization pressure/speed and decrease the feed rate. If the powder is too fine, decrease the atomization pressure/speed and appropriately increase the feed rate.
Q: What is the difference between centrifugal atomization and pressure atomization?
A: Centrifugal atomization (rotary disc): Wide adaptability, suitable for high viscosity, easy to adjust fineness; Pressure atomization (nozzle): More uniform particle size, higher density, suitable for large-scale production.
Q: How to clean correctly?
A: Immediately after shutdown, use clean/hot water circulation to clean the atomizer, pipelines, and tower walls; food-grade equipment can be cleaned online using CIP (Clean-In-Place) cleaning. Do not forcibly scrape off dried material.
Q: What are the key points of daily maintenance?
A: Regularly clean the heater and filter bag/cyclone dust accumulation; check the atomizer dynamic balance and bearing lubrication; check the fan, pipeline seals, and electrical safety.