The invention relates to a vertical gravity conveying enforced cross-flow
drying method and a device. The invention is suitable for removing
surface moisture from particle materials by utilizing hot air in the industries of mine, building materials,
metallurgy, ceramics,
chemical engineering and the like, and is also suitable for removing
moisture from particle materials by utilizing hot air in the industries of foodstuff and feedstuff. The invention has the following technical scheme: hot
airflow suitable for the dried material temperature is enforced into a storehouse; under the positive action of the
external pressure, the hot
airflow penetrates through the voids among the granules and is discharged out of the storehouse; the hot
airflow and the material contact each other and exchange heat when the hot airflow penetrates through the voids among the granules; thus, the material temperature is increased, the
moisture is evaporated, and the generated
water vapor is discharged out of the storehouse along with the airflow; and under the action of gravity, the material on the same cross section in the
drying storehouse continuously descends, and is continuously penetrated through and dried by the hot air in the descending process. Due to the adoption of the vertical gravity descending conveying, the invention is simple and reliable in structure; due to the adoption of the drum suction mode with multiple sets of
positive pressure chambers and negative pressure chambers which are vertically arranged, the invention strengthens the airflow penetration capability, so that the airflow completely penetrates through the material, thereby enhancing the
thermal efficiency; the
flaky pastry mode increases the flow penetration
drying area and enhances the yield; and since the material is dried in the descending process, the invention has the advantages of small disturbance, little exhaust dust and low
pollution.