The use of dehumidifiers in silos and pneumatic conveying systems is extremely important, especially in the food industry. Removing moisture during the storage and transport of food products is critical to maintaining product quality, preventing spoilage, and increasing efficiency. The air trapped in the spaces between hygroscopic materials stored in silos (such as ammonium sulfate, baking powder, salt, flour, gelatin, gypsum, lime, granular engineering plastics, potassium chloride, starch, caustic soda, calcium phosphate, cocoa, corn syrup, powdered sugar, dextrose) can release moisture over time, disrupting the internal humidity balance.
The impact of moisture on these materials can lead to mold, bacteria, and fungus growth, which poses a risk to food safety and can cause economic losses. Dehumidifiers minimize these risks by reducing the humidity in the air inside silos. Modern industrial dehumidifiers can continuously monitor the air conditions inside the silo and maintain ideal humidity levels.
When hygroscopic materials are stored in silos, the absorbed moisture can prevent the product from being discharged via pneumatic conveying. Pneumatic conveying systems are used to transport powdered or small granular materials using air flow. High humidity can cause materials to stick to each other or the silo walls, leading to blockages in the system. Dehumidifiers keep the air flow dry during transport, preventing blockages and increasing system efficiency. This prevents the formation of a "bridge" at the silo intake, ensuring that materials do not stick to the silo walls and form a solid block. Without dehumidifiers, these material blocks can prevent products from being discharged from the silo bottom.
Industrial dehumidifiers help prevent the spoilage of materials stored in silos and ensure smooth product flow in pneumatic conveying systems. By maintaining a stable indoor humidity balance regardless of seasonal effects, problems such as product spoilage, mold growth, bacterial growth, or silo base blockages are avoided.
At NKT – Nem Kontrol Teknolojileri, our expert engineering team provides the best industrial dehumidifier solutions to increase efficiency in silo storage and pneumatic conveying systems, maintain the integrity of the production process, and offer energy-efficient, high-performance solutions.
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