Sterling STT 160 - Manual (Page 37)

6.2. Dry ing Hop per (Op tio nal)
The ma te ri al is dried in the dry ing hop per.
The de hu mi di fied air is con duc ted through
the ma te ri al in the dry ing hop per and ta kes
up moi stu re. Dry ing hop pers must have the
ap pro pria te di men sions for their spe ci fic use
so that the de si red fi nal moi stu re con tent is
rea ched. When re fil ling a dry ing hop per, the
ma te ri al must first be dried com ple te ly be fo re
ma te ri al can be ta ken out for the first time.
If ma te ri al is ta ken out con ti nu ous ly, the re
must also be a con ti nu al ad di ti on of ma te ri al
into the dry ing hop per (con ti nu ous dry ing
pro cess). New (moist) ma te ri al is con duc ted
into the up per ope ning of the dry ing hop per
and slowly rea ches the ma te ri al out let at the
lo wer end. On its way from the up per to the
lo wer end, the ma te ri al is dried down to the fi -
nal moi stu re con tent.
In or der to gua ran tee a con ti nu ous dry ing
pro
cess, we re com mend that you al ways
keep the dry ing hop per fil led com ple te ly.
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Dry ing Hop per