This week, a record number of 28 dryer customers from around the world participated in Geelen Counterflow’s Dryer & Cooler Training 2018. Dryer customers from Ecuador, Peru, Japan, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Nigeria, Denmark, France, Serbia and Poland learned how to optimize their counterflow dryers for extruded aquafeed or petfood for best efficiency, uniformity and lifetime.

This was the 11th year Geelen Counterflow organized this training. During the three day training, participants learned about the thermodynamics of drying and cooling, relative humidity, dew point temperatures, wet bulb temperatures, mollier diagrams, enthalpy, sorption isotherms, diffusion coefficients, radiation, convection and more.

The training days start with theory and in the afternoon participants follow four different workshops about dryer process calculations, dryer controls, air systems, and process measurement. In addition to learning about the thermodynamics, subjects include sanitation, condensation control and sustainability. Evening programs are filled with social activities and networking opportunities.

The next Dryer Training for Geelen Counterflow dryer customers will take place in Haelen, the Netherlands in October 2019.