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The IRRI DR-1 Batch Dryer 117<br />

Philippines, Research<br />

Crop<br />

Residue<br />

Process<br />

Equipment<br />

Main Product<br />

Rice<br />

Hulls<br />

Combustion<br />

Semi-portable batch dryer<br />

Heat for drying<br />

Technical Description of Technology<br />

The IRRI DR-1 Batch Dryer – Developed to provide low cost, improved<br />

alternative to sun drying. It utilizes engine heat and kerosene or rice hulls to<br />

raise temperature of the drying air. It can dry a ton of wet paddy in 3 to 6<br />

hours depending on the initial grain moisture content. It is also compact and<br />

semi-portable, needs little maintenance and is easy to operate, gives uniform<br />

final moisture content, has an automatic safety valve to shut off kerosene<br />

burner when blower stops and it uses a direct fires burner for higher heat<br />

energy efficiency.<br />

Examples of Real Life Applications<br />

IIRI, Laguna, Philippines<br />

Suppliers<br />

International Rice Research Institute<br />

Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines<br />

Email: irri@cgiar.org<br />

117 http://www.irri.org/aed/aedbdr1.html<br />

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