What is DRY OUT?

For every new production line with refractory applications, dry out is required. Dry out involves draining the water from the refractory concrete at a controlled heating rate to prevent refractory damage due to rapid heating. The drying process must be carried out by experienced personnel. During dry out, temperature and internal pressure of the system should be monitored and controlled. If the dry out process is not done professionally, the system may be damaged.

In monolithic refractory applications, the evaporation of existing water in the refractory and causing damage to the refractory is a possible scenario during commissioning.

To eliminate this risk, a dry out process is carried out before commissioning the system. Since it is very difficult to dry the system with existing burners according to the drying diagrams, special burners should be used for the dry out process. During the dry out process, the temperature of the system is monitored, and burner capacity adjustments are continuously made according to the drying diagram.

During the dry out process, it is crucial to reach temperatures above 1000°C with average hourly increases of 10°C from different points with burners of various capacities and to ensure crystallization at 400°C. This dry out application can be carried out with the state-of-the-art and trouble-free burners and precise measurement devices available in our company.

The size of your structure or the thickness of the concrete does not pose a challenge for our company. With over 1000 natural gas burners ranging from 100 kW to 10500 kW with proportional modulation or two-stage capacities available in our inventory, we can easily accomplish this task. With our expert engineering teams, we can perform the necessary controls and capacity adjustments 24/7, completing the average 200-hour procedure.