Photo of the Week: Dryer Flights

This article was co-authored by:

Carrie Carlson
Technical Writer

Shane Le Capitaine
Thermal Processing Expert

This week’s photo shows a FEECO employee welding flights into a rotary dryer.

Flights are used to increase the efficiency of heat transfer between the material and the process gas. Flights pick up material from the material bed, and carry it over, dropping it through the gas stream as the rotary drum turns. This showering of material creates what is called a “curtain” of material flowing through the process gas, allowing direct contact between the material and the gas.

Sometimes also referred to as “lifters,” flight can be custom designed in order to create maximum heat transfer and meet the particular needs of the material being processed.

To learn more about rotary dryer flights, contact us today!

About the Authors . . .


Carrie Carlson is a technical writer and visual designer.

More About Carrie

Shane Le Capitaine is a Process Sales Engineer and thermal processing and fertilizer production expert.

More About Shane