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    Plastic Molding - Drying

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    The document provides information on recommended drying conditions and basic dryer designs for different plastics, including PET, ABS, and PC. It recommends a drying temperature of 325°F, 180°F, and 250°F for PET, ABS, and PC respectively, with an airflow of 1.0-1.2 CFM, 0.6-1.0 CFM, and 1.0 CFM per pound processed per hour. Common dryer designs include oven dryers for small batch drying and hopper dryers, which can be off-line, in-line, or portable and use a heated air flow through a cone to dry pellets uniformly as they flow through the hopper. Closed loop

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    The document provides information on recommended drying conditions and basic dryer designs for different plastics, including PET, ABS, and PC. It recommends a drying temperature of 325°F, 180°F, and 250°F for PET, ABS, and PC respectively, with an airflow of 1.0-1.2 CFM, 0.6-1.0 CFM, and 1.0 CFM per pound processed per hour. Common dryer designs include oven dryers for small batch drying and hopper dryers, which can be off-line, in-line, or portable and use a heated air flow through a cone to dry pellets uniformly as they flow through the hopper. Closed loop

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    The document provides information on recommended drying conditions and basic dryer designs for different plastics, including PET, ABS, and PC. It recommends a drying temperature of 325°F, 180°F, and 250°F for PET, ABS, and PC respectively, with an airflow of 1.0-1.2 CFM, 0.6-1.0 CFM, and 1.0 CFM per pound processed per hour. Common dryer designs include oven dryers for small batch drying and hopper dryers, which can be off-line, in-line, or portable and use a heated air flow through a cone to dry pellets uniformly as they flow through the hopper. Closed loop

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    The document provides information on recommended drying conditions and basic dryer designs for different plastics, including PET, ABS, and PC. It recommends a drying temperature of 325°F, 180°F, and 250°F for PET, ABS, and PC respectively, with an airflow of 1.0-1.2 CFM, 0.6-1.0 CFM, and 1.0 CFM per pound processed per hour. Common dryer designs include oven dryers for small batch drying and hopper dryers, which can be off-line, in-line, or portable and use a heated air flow through a cone to dry pellets uniformly as they flow through the hopper. Closed loop

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    of 4

    Lesson 1

    Notes

    Recommended Drying Conditions

    Resin

    Temp.

    CFM

    Time

    PET

    325 F
    163 C

    1.0 - 1.2

    4-6

    ABS

    180 F
    82 C

    0.6 - 1.0

    3-4

    PC

    250 F
    121 C

    1.0

    3-4

    PET with a drying temperature of 325 F (163 C), needs an airflow of


    1.0 to 1.2 CFM per pound of plastic processed per hour. ABS, on the
    other hand, requires a drying temperature of 180 F (82 C) and an
    airflow of 0.6 to 1.0 CFM per pound of plastic processed per hour.
    In general, an airflow of around 1.0 CFM per pound of plastic
    processed per hour is recommended by most plastic and dryer
    manufacturers.
    It is possible to over dry a plastic. Over drying can adversely affect
    physical properties.

    VII. Basic Dryer Designs


    A. Oven dryer
    1. Used for drying small quantities of a single or different plastic (batch
    operation). For example, different colors of the same plastic.
    a. Make sure the oven is not overloaded, otherwise the plastic will
    not properly dry.
    b. Can be operated under vacuum conditions.

    Page 5

    Plastic Drying Technology - Study Guide

    Notes

    Oven Dryer
    oven

    air discharge

    blower

    heater

    Air which has been heated, or heated and dried, is blown into the oven
    chamber and over the pellets, picking up moisture from the pellets. The
    air containing moisture is discharged from the oven chamber as new air
    takes its place.

    B. Hopper dryer
    1. Off-line dryer
    a. Used when the drying system is centralized or for pre-drying
    resin.
    2. In-line dryer
    a. Part of the processing machinery.
    3. Portable dryer
    a. Mounted on a stand with casters and can be moved from
    machine to machine.

    Page 6

    Lesson 1

    Notes

    Hopper Dryer
    Closed Loop
    Filter
    air
    diffuser
    cone
    Blower

    hopper

    flow
    diverging
    cone

    Heater

    In the hot air hopper dryer, heated air or heated and dried air is blown
    into the lower part of the hopper and is forced through the air diffuser
    cone. The air flows over the pellets, picking up moisture. The moisture
    laden air exits out the top of the hopper either out of the system in an
    open loop system, or back through the system to be re-dried and recirculated in a closed loop system.

    4. In order for the hopper dryer design to work effectively, the air must
    flow uniformly through the pellets in the hopper. Uniform air flow is
    controlled by:
    a. The air diffuser cone.
    b. A full pellet level in the hopper.
    5. Hopper design should promote plug flow. Plug flow is established by:
    a. A flow diverging cone - the angle is typically 60 degrees.
    b. The height to diameter ratio of the hopper - usually slender and
    tall.
    6. Tunnel flow - rat holes
    a. Channels that form in the pellets in the hopper allowing recently
    added plastic, which has not had a chance to properly dry, to
    quickly go through the hopper and enter the feed throat of the
    process machine.
    7. Insulating the hopper
    a. The hopper must be insulated when drying temperatures are
    above 225 F (107 C).

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    Plastic Drying Technology - Study Guide

    Notes

    NOTE: It is a good idea to insulate the hopper and air supply hose
    regardless of the drying temperature.
    Uninsulated Hopper Dryers
    higher temperature

    lower temperature

    Heat is lost through the side walls of an uninsulated hopper. This means
    that the plastic at the sides of the hopper will be at a lower temperature
    than the plastic in the center of the hopper, and so it will not dry evenly.
    But more importantly, an insulated hopper and hoses protect operators
    from possible burns.

    8. Drying temperatures
    a. Above 200 F (93 C), high temperature rating silicone hoses for
    the air supply and resin discharge should be used.
    b. Above 300 F (149 C), high temperature rating silicone hoses
    should be used for the air return as well.
    9. Sizing the dryer and hopper
    a. Select a dryer with the air flow and temperature capacity for the
    plastics you expect to process.
    b. Hopper capacity size - the production rate multiplied by the
    drying time for the plastic being processed.
    C. Closed loop
    1. The air is re-dried and re-used over and over.
    D. Open loop
    1. The air is vented out of the system after it is used once.

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