Animal Feed Drying

The estimated volume of raw animal material (material not consumed by humans) generated annually in the United States is nearly 54 billion pounds. These animal by-products, along with many other materials including spent grains, bakery goods, fruits, vegetables, field crops, etc., can be used as ingredients in animal feed when thermally processed. Our drying processes allow the diversion of these by-products from the refuse stream to a valuable feed commodity.

Benefits of Animal Feed Drying

Vulcan® Drying Systems Animal Feed Dryers are designed to process a variety of tonnages and moisture inputs per hour of wet animal feed. This unique system has been designed to reduce the moisture content of feed ingredients through a direct fired rotary dryer.

The inclined rotating cylinder is fitted with a combustion chamber where an industrial burner radiates heat through the chamber and down the center of the drum. The combustion chamber ensures no feedstock is scorched during the drying process. The material is then picked up by lifting flights and cascaded into the hot combustion gases. This intense mixing provides the heat required for liquid to be transformed into steam. As material progresses through the drum, water is continually vaporized until the dried product drops onto an inclined discharge conveyor.

The particulate matter is controlled with a Vulcan® Drying Systems Wet Dust Extractor. The end product is stable, valuable, and safe-to-use while also easy to handle and transport. Contact Vulcan® Drying Systems today for more information about our innovative animal feed dryer.