Aquaculture

Theme Feed processing

Changing markets require flexible dryer design

With increasing use of extruded products in aquaculture, cooling of the pellets is not enough to bring the moisture content down to the desired level. Dryers are becoming more and more popular. Paul Douglas from Aeroglide emphasises that dryer design is of major importance in establishing an energy efficient drying process.

This article can also be found at Feed Tech, volume 10, no. 4

Keywords: Fish feed, cooling and drying, extrusion, retention time, airflow, dryer design

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