Vacuum Paddle Mixer Dryer

Application & Process

The Prism Paddle Vacuum Mixer Dryer is suitable for mixing and drying the material which cannot operate at low Temperature or easily oxidized and poisonous in nature. It is used for raw materials drying and mixing powder or granules of Pharmaceutical Materials, Chemical industries, Crystalline, Food industry and Agro Chemicals and which has heat sensitive products.

The Prism Paddle Vacuum Mixer Dryer consists of a jacketed cylindrical shell with rotating with specially designed Double Helical Paddle Agitator type blade by rigid fabricated structure motor, gear box. There is provision for application of vacuum inside the shell and circulation of heating media in the jacket during the rotation of the stirrer. The large heating surface area presented by the internals of the cylindrical shell ensures uniform drying of the product, as the product gently moving while the Paddle stirrer rotates. The diffusive action induced by the mixing stirrer constantly presents a fresh layer to come into contact with the indirectly heated walls of the shell. A well designed sealing system enable maintenance of deep vacuum inside the shell, and also ensures positive circulation of a heating media in the jacket.

In operation, material is filled to the top of the outer Paddle. The shaft rotates at relatively low speed and the moving Paddles push the material back and forth mixing it. The outer paddles rotation displaces the material from the ends to the center while the inner paddles rotations move the material from the center to the ends. This counter-current action results in homogenous blending. Mixing is achieved in 15 to 20 minutes with 90 to 95 % or better homogeneity. The bottom discharge provided for unloading of the material and easy cleaning of the mixing drum. Specially designed self adjusting sealing arrangement of unique design is provided to ensure that no black particle enters into the mixing drum

Salient Features

• Design is cGMP - Current Good Manufacturing Practices compliance.
• All Product contact parts AISI 316/316L & non contact parts AISI 304.
• Simple & compact Design for Easy to Operate, Clean, Convenient & User Friendly.
• Automated Mixing and Drying process in single bowl.
• Dust free operation.
• High Vacuum and Low Temperature Drying Operation with Solvent Recovery.
• Condenser, Receiver for Solvent Recovery & Cyclone separator to recovery the solid particle.
• Rapid & Complete discharge / Zero holdup after discharge.
• Homogeneous drying with Uniform Properties.

Safety Features

• Safety Railing provided for rotating area of product container.
• Vacuum Relief Valve.
• Overload relay & Emergency stop.