{"id":4372,"date":"2014-10-23T10:00:03","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/?p=4372"},"modified":"2019-09-24T11:19:14","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T17:19:14","slug":"whats-a-fluid-bed-dryer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/whats-a-fluid-bed-dryer\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s a Fluid Bed Dryer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve been using conventional drying technologies such as oven and vacuum drying, it may be time to try a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/Category\/Fluid_Bed_Dryers\/55062?referred_id=5618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">fluid bed dryer<\/a>. Why? You get much faster and more homogenous drying. In fact, drying times typically range from a few seconds to minutes. In less than 15 minutes, your sample should be completely dried.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4374\" style=\"width: 121px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/Product\/Programmable_Fluid_Bed_Dryer_110_VAC_50_60_Hz\/EW-02658-40?referred_id=5618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4374\" class=\"wp-image-4374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/programmable-fluid-bed-dryer.gif\" alt=\"Programmable Fluid Bed Dryer\" width=\"111\" height=\"185\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4374\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Programmable Fluid Bed Dryer<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Fluid bed dryers are also quicker and gentler than conventional drying cabinets. They work well when used for food products, polymers, soils, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, minerals, and waste materials.<\/p>\n<p>With the appropriate settings, fluid bed dryers offer reproducible, uniform results. Dry those materials with moisture contents ranging from a low percent up to more than 80 percent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How It Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A fluid bed dryer works by forcing air through a bed of particles. This bed of particles becomes fluid-like, similar to a boiling liquid. The incoming air is heated and the flow rate managed for maximum contact of the sample with the moving air.<\/p>\n<p>For a complete fluid bed drying system<strong>,<\/strong> you will need a fluid bed dryer, a sealed or non-sealed tub assembly, and filter top caps or filter bags.<\/p>\n<p><em>See our <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coleparmer.com\/Category\/Laboratory_Fluid_Bed_Dryers\/55063?referred_id=5613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><em>laboratory fluid bed dryers and accessories<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve been using conventional drying technologies such as oven and vacuum drying, it may be time to try a fluid bed dryer. Why? You get much faster and more homogenous drying. 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