Forage Dryer
The forage dryer is a type of dryer that uses coal as fuel and generates strong dry hot air through a high-temperature furnace. The material is directly in contact with the hot air in the drying cylinder and moves forward in a spiral curve to achieve the purpose of drying.
What are the components of a forage dryer?
The forage dryer is a highly efficient integrated equipment, mainly composed of a hot air furnace, a rotary dryer, a conveyor, a grass cutter, a separator, a baler, a fan, a speed regulating motor and an operating cabinet. The unit can perform a series of processes such as cutting, conveying, drying, separating and baling fresh grass with a moisture content of 60% to 75%, and finally form granular or powdered forage.
Its advanced design not only ensures that the color, aroma and nutrients of the fresh grass are effectively retained during the drying process, but also improves production efficiency and meets the needs of modern feed processing.
The forage rotary drum dryer
The forage rotary drum dryer is a high-efficiency equipment designed for drying forage raw materials. It has two series: single-pass and three-pass, which can meet various production capacity requirements from hundreds of kilograms to several tons, and the power range is 39.9-110KW. The equipment adopts advanced temperature control and speed regulation systems to realize the full-process production line from raw material cutting to finished product storage.
With many years of practical experience, PALET has continuously absorbed and iterated advanced technologies to continuously optimize the performance of dryers and drying line solutions. As a veteran company in the industry, we are committed to studying the drying technology of biomass feed materials and providing equipment manufacturing and technical consulting services.
The superior performance of the new forage-specific rotary drum dryer, compared with the traditional belt dryer and drying process, our equipment has significant advantages in output and economy, making it an ideal choice with high cost performance in the market and suitable for large-scale customers.

Equipment parameters
| Specification | PAOSB-S | PAOSB-S | PAOSB-S | PAOSB-S | PAOSB-S | PAOSB-S | PAOSB-S | PAOSB-S | PAOSB-S | PAOSB-S |
| Diameter(mm) | 3500 | 3500 | 4000 | 4000 | 4500 | 4500 | 5000 | 5000 | 5600 | 5600 |
| length(mm) | 22000 | 24000 | 24000 | 26000 | 24000 | 26000 | 26000 | 30000 | 28000 | 30000 |
| Yield(t/h) | 13.5 | 15.8 | 19 | 22.5 | 25.8 | 28.1 | 34 | 39 | 45 | 50.5 |
| Dry form | Single-pass dryer, multi-pass dryer, short-body drum dryer | |||||||||
| Remark | Can also be customized according to needs | |||||||||
Advantages of forage drying equipment
Strong specialization
In view of the unique characteristics of forage grass raw materials, PALET has specially designed a rotary dryer for forage grass to improve the drying efficiency and quality of forage grass. This dryer not only has a large-scale drying output, but can also flexibly cooperate with subsequent processing steps such as crushing, mixing, granulation, packaging and briquetting to comprehensively improve the deep processing level of forage grass. This innovative equipment effectively meets the demand for high-quality feed in the modern breeding industry and provides strong support for the comprehensive utilization of forage grass and the improvement of economic benefits.
High degree of mechanization
The forage drum dryer has become an indispensable and important equipment in modern agriculture and animal husbandry with its high degree of mechanization and convenient operation. The dryer has a high level of automation and thermal efficiency, and is equipped with centralized control electrical equipment, making the operation easier and significantly reducing labor costs.
Low energy consumption
The forage drum dryer is an efficient and environmentally friendly drying equipment. Its significant advantage is that it is compatible with a variety of hot air furnace heating methods, including coal-fired hot air furnaces, natural gas hot air furnaces, diesel hot air furnaces, biomass pellet fuel hot air furnaces, chain furnaces and gas generators. This flexible heating option not only makes the equipment easy to operate, but also effectively reduces energy consumption and improves overall economy. Whether it is providing drying solutions for agriculture and animal husbandry, or being used in industrial production, the forage drum dryer can meet the needs of different users and promote sustainable development.
Simple structure
The use of rotary dryer as the main machine of the drying system has a simple structure and efficient operating performance, low failure rate, relatively low maintenance costs, and can greatly improve production capacity and support continuous operation. The excellent sealing performance of the overall system effectively prevents dust from spilling, and is equipped with a complete dust removal device to ensure a clean and safe working environment. This design not only optimizes the production process, but also creates more economical and environmentally friendly operating conditions for enterprises.
Drying effect


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