| US 7,603,791 B1 | ||
| Conditioning apparatus | ||
| John Griffin, 5980 Love Ct., Hope Mills, N.C. 28348 (US) | ||
| Filed on Mar. 17, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/390,074. | ||
| Application 10/390074 is a division of application No. 09/954227, filed on Sep. 17, 2001, granted, now 6,557,266. | ||
| Int. Cl. F26B 21/096 (2006.01); F26B 21/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 34—77 | 17 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus for drying a granular material comprising:
a. a heat exchange element having one or more fluid passages coupled to a source of conditioning solution that flows through
said heat exchange element;
b. said heat exchange element including a semi-permeable membrane that allows fluid transfer between said granular material
and said conditioning solution, such that the concentration of said conditioning solution changes from a first concentration
level to a second concentration level; and
c. said heat exchange element disposed within a conditioning chamber, and said granular material flows through said conditioning
chamber and passes over said heat exchange element.
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