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4. Exhaust Ducting
The dryer’s exhaust air
must be
vented to the outdoors by the shortest route possible with the number of
elbows kept to a minimum. The duct
should be
designed and installed by qualified technicians.
Improperly designed duct work may reduce the airflow through the dryer, causing improper and unsafe
drying conditions. The static pressure of the air in the duct work
must not
exceed 1.25 inches water column
(3.10 millibar). The dryer exhausts 11,600 cfm (328.5 cmm) of air during the drying cycle, 13,000 cfm
(368.2 cmm) during cool down. Ducting
must be
sized for the 13,000 cfm (368.2 cmm) of airflow.
The exhaust vent connection is located on top of the burner and heater section of the dryer. It has a rectangle
cross section and is flanged.
A sheet metal transition piece is supplied to connect a 24-inch diameter exhaust duct to the dryer’s exhaust
vent connection. Care
must be
taken in locating this transition piece so that the tilting tumbler section does
not hit the transition piece.
The duct work connecting the vent to the outdoors
must be
a minimum of 24-inches in diameter for a round
duct or 625 square inches for a rectangular duct (a 22-inch square duct would be sufficient).
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