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a safe and efficient manner. The apparatus for manufac 65 are held in suspension by the upward current of hot, dry
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I claim:
blower 6. This provides for a completely closed system
1. A process of producing calcium chloride granules
of dryer gas circulation.
from a solution of calcium chloride and water compris
The dryer outlet rotary valve 12 located at the funnel
shaped bottom of the drying chamber 3 is so designed as
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a. introducing droplets of calcium chloride and water
to remove the calcium chloride granules from the dry
solution into an enclosed chamber, said chamber
ing chamber 3 without allowing the dryer gas to escape
having an upper and lower portion, said droplets
the system. The calcium chloride granules fall into the
being introduced into said upper chamber;
cavities 14 of the dryer outlet rotary valve 12 and are
deposited in a dry granule conveyer pipe 15. A con 20 b. introducing a current of hot, dry gas into said
chamber, said current of hot, dry gas ?owing from
veyer gas blower 16 forces gas through the dry granule
said lower portion of said chamber to said upper
conveyer pipe 15, into the upper portion of the dry
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