The Torbed® technology
The Torbed® reactor system
The Torbed
® reactor has been developed and patented by Torftech Ltd in Great Britain. The reactor system offers a wide range of applications and can be operated in both continuous and batch processes. Torbed
® can be applied for:
- drying
- combustion
- gasification
- flue-gas cleaning
Advantages of the Torbed® reactor
- Highly efficient heat transfer
The generated turbulence inside the reactor causes intense contact between the material and the process air, thus facilitating good heat transfer rates. This, in combination with the small bed volume, provides excellent control of the process within small limits inside the reactor.
- Rapid combustion processes
The intense contact between the material and the process air leads to rapid and complete combustion of the material.
- Heat recycling and heat recovery
By recycling a large amount of the process air when drying the material, enormous energy savings can be achieved. Should recycling not be an option for some reason or other, a heat exchanger can be used to heat up the fresh process air.
- No moving parts in the reactor
As the functioning of the Torbed® reactor is completely based on the displacement of air, it does not feature any moving parts inside the reactor chamber. As a result, the reactor has very low maintenance costs. It goes without saying that all additional parts, such as the burner and fans, require the normal amount of maintenance.
