In master's thesis, we discussed the processing of a titanium dioxide dryer with a production capacity of 70500 kg per day. It consists of six chambers in which the drying of the moist material takes place through heated air, which is heated by means of lamellar heat exchangers with a steam pressure of 17 bar and a temperature of 220 °C. The conversion included the replacement of the side doors, the improvement of the closing mechanism, the replacement of the sealing element, and the replacement of the ceiling insulation of the belt dryer. Heat losses were determined on the basis of measurements performed with an infrared camera and technological parameters obtained from the central control system. Based on the analysis of the operation of the belt dryer before and after processing, we estimated that the heat losses on the belt dryer were reduced by 31.2 %. We also identified further possibilities to improve the efficiency of the belt dryer.
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