Sormac

Please fill in the form below to receive the brochure in your email inbox.

This field is required.
This field is required.
This field is required.

Air drying tunnel LDT-100

The Sormac air drying tunnel was developed specifically for drying delicate leafy vegetables and for creating a low attached moisture percentage with leafy vegetables.

Before reaching the drying tunnel, the product goes through a preliminary dewatering step by means of a dewatering conveyor.

In the drying tunnel, the product is dried in an air stream that is oriented upwards, at a temperature of 25 ºC to 30 ºC. The air speed is such that the product will float, causing as much moisture as possible to be released.

The air stream that is in circulation is cooled down in a heat exchanger to a temperature of approx. 5 ºC. Some of the water vapour is removed from the air stream because it condenses on the cold fins of the heat exchanger.

To enable the air to absorb moisture again, it is passed through a second heat exchanger where it is warmed up to a temperature of 25 ºC to 30 ºC, lowering its relative humidity. While drying the product, the air cools down due to the evaporation of the surface water on the product. This effect keeps the product much cooler than the drying air.

The air is cooled down and warmed up by using a glycol solution or a similar medium of approx. 0 ºC and, respectively, 33 ºC. This medium is supplied by the client or produced using a separate cooling installation. The cooling machine can be used as a heat pump to achieve considerable energy savings.

The air drying tunnel enables moisture values of less than 2% on the surface of the product to be reached.

Several configurations and lengths are available.

  • "This result is the basis for us to further expand our marketing policy, namely supplying a premium-quality product to our demanding customers. The initial reactions from the market were enthusiastic, confirming that this risky step has been the right decision. You can only win over a developing, fresh convenience market with the best quality and we will continue this way.”

  • Mr. Julian Roe, Genting Garden

Product specification

The air drying tunnel is ideally suitable for delicate leafy vegetables such as spinach and baby leaf, but also for cut iceberg lettuce, etc.

Capacity

The capacity of the air drying tunnel type LDT is depending on product type and desired moisture content.

Capacities up to 3,100 kg per hour can be reached.

Features

Sormac droogtunnel LDT-100-feature-thermisch-drogen

Thermal drying

The thermal drying process minimizes any product damage and enables the product to be dried to a moisture retention level of 0% if so desired.

Sormac droogtunnel LDT-100-feature-gesloten-systeem

Closed system

The air drying tunnel has been designed as a closed system. This prevents energy from being dissipated into the environment.

Sormac droogtunnel LDT-100-feature-koelsectie

Integrated cooling section

The last section of the tunnel cools down the product to the packaging temperature desired.

Sormac droogtunnel LDT-100-feature-hygienisch-ontwerp

Hygienic design

All the compartments in the air drying tunnel are accessible for optimum cleaning.

Options

It seems that you are visiting the website from the USA.
Would you like to visit our American website?

Stay on our international website »