January 16th, 2012, 09:31 AM
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Re: I need a bigger dryer (trade)
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Originally Posted by Prosperi-Tees
Bump, need a minimum 36" dryer capable of curing waterbased discharge.
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I think you are really going to struggle to find what you are looking for in 40 amps or less. Without going to deep, the wattage(power) of an oven generally equates to the amount of heat it can produce. At 208 volts and 40 amps, you are at a maximum wattage of 8,320 watts(single phase only). After you take into consideration that all of your power consumption(wattage) will not be used to make heat because you also need to power a conveyor and blower, you likely will not be able to find anything that will cure waterbase. Even if you found something that traded out more air flow for heat, you might struggle to get up to the temperatures needed to convert the moisture to steam. Some moisture will naturally be wicked away with the convection, but you still need to have the garment up to a higher temperature especially if your using discharge agents.
To put that into printing perspective, we manufacture a 24" x 24" infrared manual flash that is 4000 watts. So in essence, your power limitation would be two manual flashes; 24" wide of heat and 48" long with no conveyor or blower for moving the garment and air.
To get what you need, you will probably have to either drop another single phase panel and allow for more amperage or you need bring in three phase.
If you do find something out there that works great with your current restrictions, please let everyone know. There are many people in your shoes.
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