Description

The Dutch Drying Working Group (NWGD) is organising its annual symposium on industrial drying on Thursday 2 December 2010. This year's theme of the symposium, which is financially made possible by Agentschap NL, is 'Drying can be even better'.

Speakers from industry, knowledge institutions, consultancies and universities, will discuss innovative developments to dryers, the design process, energy consumption and saving opportunities.

09.30 Reception, coffee, tea

10.00 Opening by the chairman of the day
Ir. Henk van Deventer, chairman of the NWGD

10.15 How models improve the (drying) world
Dr.Ing. Matthew de Roode, NIZO

10.45 How Hybrid Modelling provides real-time control and optimisation of your process
Rene Akkermans, Rockwell Software / Pavilion

11.15 Coffee/tea break

11.45 Drying and heating orbital products with Infra Red
Herman Goverse, ECOcleantech

12.15 Dryers in the industrial praxis
David Platts, Platts Drievap Engineering Ltd, New Zealand

12.45 Lunch

14.00 Dewatering and drying, results from an IEA project
Prof. Stig Stenström, Lund University, Sweden

14.30 The Delta Dryer, an energy-efficient drying technology
Dr. Guus van Gemert, Van Tongeren Kennemer

15.00 Coffee/tea break

15.45 New opportunities for sorption drying
Ir. Peter Quaak, HeaT&RG i.o.

16.15 State of affairs DDI, the Dutch Drying Institute i.o.

16.45 Closing and drinks

Location

Meeting centre Vredenburg (location has changed)

Organiser

Dutch Process Technologists

Energy and Heat Technology

NWGD and NL Agency

Name and contact details for information

Further information from the Dutch Drying Working Group, Henk van Deventer (chairman), at the e-mail address below or by phone: 030 - 6944363.

henk.vandeventer@tno.nl