| Basis of Design – Throughput Calculations Based on – 20% Solids, 80% Water |
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| Model | Tonnage | ||
| HD740 | 2-4 TPH | ||
| HD850 | 5-8 TPH | ||
| HD950 | 9-10 TPH | ||
* Varying capacities and feed consistency will change product capacity.
The Vulcan® Drying Systems Hemp Drying System is custom-designed and manufactured to improve a customer’s individual drying needs. These drying systems consist of a correctly sized drum and a burner mounted in a concurrent configuration. Vulcan® Drying Systems Hemp Drying Systems are designed specifically to dry up to 10 tons per hour of hemp with an output moisture content between 10-12%.
Each Vulcan® Drying Systems Hemp Drying System is custom-built for each client. Systems include the following components:
- Feed chute or conveyor
- Rotary Dryer
- Combustion chamber with burner
- Secondary air blower
- Cyclone or Baghouse
- Induced air blower
- Controls
Vulcan Sorting Systems Trommel Screens and Vulcan Sorting Systems Conveyors can be used for sorting and transporting Hemp.
Benefits of the Vulcan® Drying Systems Hemp Drying System
Drying is an essential part of processing hemp for CBD oil extraction, but the process can take a significant amount of time and effort. Hemp biomass often has a high moisture content, even up to 85%, which has to be reduced to an acceptable level in order to extract quality CBD oil. With the proper equipment, you can dry hemp correctly and efficiently, resulting in a product ready for CBD oil extraction or other industrial or medical purposes.
The Vulcan® Drying Systems Hemp Drying System is custom-designed and manufactured to improve a customer’s individual drying needs. This system consists of a correctly sized drum and burner mounted in a concurrent configuration. Vulcan® Drying Systems Hemp Drying Systems are designed specifically to dry up to 10 tons per hour of hemp with an output moisture content between 10-12%.
System Process Flow
1. Feed Conveyor
The material is transported up a feed conveyor, prior to being dried in the rotary drum. Vulcan® Drying Systems offers state-of-the-art conveyors for each system manufactured in our facility.
2. Rotary Drum Dryer
The workhorse of the Vulcan® Drying Systems Hemp Dryer is the heavy-duty, low-temp, direct-heating rotary drum dryer. The low-temp dryer is extremely energy-efficient and can be configured to utilize a variety of fuels to perform the drying process. Our single-pass system is a simple, low-cost method of producing a marketable product from biomass material. Low temperature is maintained by mounting a burner to a long refractory-lined chamber. Auxiliary air is added in the chamber to keep the temperature levels low.
3. Material Discharge
On discharge, all processed material is sent to the client mandated location for re-purposing and re-sale. However, the Vulcan® Drying Systems Hemp Dryer doesn’t stop there. This system ensures that all particulate matter is removed in a safe and secure fashion.
4. Cyclone
Processing chopped hemp is not without its dust. Fortunately, the included Vulcan® Drying Systems Cyclone removes particulate.
Hemp Drying Process
Chopped hemp is fed into the rotary dryer by a feed conveyor. The dryer dries at low temperature by mounting a burner to a long combustion chamber to prevent direct contact with the burner flame. The burner flame is also cooled by a manifold of forced ambient air that passes through the combustion chamber as well. After passing through the dryer, the dried product is discharged to a transfer conveyor for further sorting, separation and processing. The vapor from the process is pulled through a large negative pressure chamber at the exit of the dryer to allow additional product drop out. Finally, the vapor is pulled through a cyclone or a baghouse to eliminate further airborne particulates.