Drying apparatus and drying method for raw silk degumming process

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12037709-B2
Application number	US-202017276189-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 16, 2020
Priority date	Oct 8, 2019
Publication date	Jul 16, 2024
Grant date	Jul 16, 2024

Abstract

The invention provides a drying apparatus and a method for a raw silk degumming process. The drying apparatus includes a drying oven in which a silk strand cover and an air supply unit are disposed. An upper opening and a lower opening are respectively provided at the top and the bottom of the silk strand cover. A silk strand to be dried passes through the silk strand cover. A convex portion is disposed on a sidewall of the silk strand cover, which is protruded toward an outer side of the silk strand cover. The air supply unit is used for providing an air supply flow into the silk strand cover to dry the silk strand. A falling point of the air supply flow is located at the convex portion of the silk strand cover. By means of the apparatus, silkworm silk can be endowed with special elasticity and fluffiness performances.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A drying apparatus for a raw silk degumming process, comprising a drying oven, wherein a silk strand cover and an air supply unit are disposed in the drying oven, an upper opening and a lower opening are provided at a top and a bottom of the silk strand cover respectively, and a silk strand to be dried passes through the silk strand cover, a convex portion is disposed on a sidewall of the silk strand cover, the convex portion is protruded toward an outer side of the silk strand cover, the air supply unit is used for providing an air supply flow into the silk strand cover to dry the silk strand, and a falling point of the air supply flow is located at the convex portion of the silk strand cover,
wherein the upper opening and the lower opening are both circular, and a size of the upper opening is less than that of the lower opening.

2. The drying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the air supply unit is located below the lower opening.

3. The drying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein one end of the convex portion is located at a middle-upper portion of the sidewall, and an other end is located at a bottom side of the sidewall.

4. The drying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the convex portion has an arc-shaped spherical surface.

5. The drying apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein an inner diameter ratio of the upper opening to the lower opening is 1:10-50.

6. The drying apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an angle between the sidewall of the silk strand cover and a vertical direction is 5° to 25°.

7. A drying method for a raw silk degumming process, wherein the drying method uses the drying apparatus according to claim 1 , and comprises steps of:
sequentially passing a silk strand to be dried through a lower opening and an upper opening of the silk strand cover, and at a same time providing an air supply flow into the silk strand cover by using an air supply unit to dry the silk strand, wherein a falling point of the air supply flow is located on the silk strand to be dried at the convex portion of the silk strand cover.

8. The drying method according to claim 7 , wherein a movement speed of the silk strand to be dried relative to a drying oven is 0.1 m/s to 1 m/s.

9. The drying method according to claim 7 , wherein a difference between the temperature of the air supply flow and the temperature in the drying oven is within 20° C.

Assignees

• Univ Soochow

Inventors

• Sun Yuchai
• Cheng Zhonghao

Classifications

• D06B15/09

  by jets of gases · CPC title

• D01C3/02 Primary

  De-gumming silk · CPC title

• D06B23/04

  Carriers or supports for textile materials to be treated · CPC title

• D01B7/00 Primary

  Obtaining silk fibres or filaments · CPC title