Steam Tube Dryers

The Louisville® Steam Tube Dryer was developed more than 100 years ago to dry high moisture organic by-products such as brewers and distillers spent grain. Today, this dryer serves thousands of applications, drying and processing inorganic and organic chemicals and other bulk solid materials.

The steam tube dryer generally operates at a lower temperature than other dryers and rotates at a slower speed. Material tumbles gently around the tubes that rotate with the shell, unlike the friction forces required by other types of dryers to process material. Consequently, it enjoys a longer life than most dryers and requires very little maintenance. Louisville Steam Tube Dryers have proved superior to other types of indirect-heat dryer installations in which hot gas, rather than steam, is used as the heat source. Maintenance savings alone have often prompted replacement of other dryer systems with the Steam Tube Dryer.