ROTARY-DRYER FOR ARTEMIA CYSTS

Sent: 04 Febraury 2002

QUESTION:

Does any body know of a company that manufactures small Rotary type dryers for processing mixing and drying Artemia cysts. Just an idea; could I make one cheaply out of a large stainless steel cloths dryer with modified temperature control?

John
e-mail: bodmanwishbug@dingoblue.net.au

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COMMENTS 1 :

How much are you looking to produce? Dewatering should be done in a separate process. Consumer washing machine can be used for centrifuge - old Maytag works great with poly mesh bags to retain cysts.

Proper size s/s screen inside dryer drum necessary to retain cysts. Dryer itself would not have to be s/s.

Other approach would be flat bed screen, preferably vibrating with hot air source beneath.

Philip McDonald
e-mail: psmcd@xmission.com

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COMMENTS 2:

Who are you with? You may wish to contact INVE AQUACULTURE as they had several rotary cyst dryers that were in excess.

Howard W. Newman
Desert Lake Technologies, LLC

e-mail: Bshrimp@aol.com
http://www.desertlake.com

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COMMENTS 3:

I am just doing a small-scale experiment with a small quantity of cysts mixed with a larger quantity of salt (no larger than 100 kg)

2 -3 times a year maximum. Also I thought I could use a rotary drum design for homogenising/mixing Artemia feeds. Also different tumble dryers have Fines to aid mixing temperature and humidity controls.

I like the idea of using the spin-drier for dewatering. I would be doing small loads infrequently no more than 100 kg at one time.

John
e-mail: bodmanwishbug@dingoblue.net.au

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