Tank Drying

The Sonic Variable Temperature Air Blower System

The patented Sonic VT (variable temperature) Tank Dryer is the fastest, safest and most energy efficient way to dry any tank, mixer, tote, connecting piping and valves after CIP washing.

This true “plug & play” design pumps 160°F of closed circuit blower heat at high air volumes and 1 psig pressure which exchanges the entire volume of the tank circuit up to 5 times per minute in order to force dry every internal surface. Without the use of any secondary heat source (gas, electric or steam), the VT is both simple and safer to operate than any other type of tank drying system.

All too often, blending facilities have no effective drying system in place. A tank, blender, tote and auger conveying system can only be clean after it is dry.

Regardless of whether the CIP cleaning cycle is done manually with handheld spray wands or with automated rotary tank washers, drying is the longest and most labor intensive step.

It typically involves a manual blow-out process by an employee using a compressed air wand followed by several hours of evaporative drying before the next product batch can be started.

There are many downsides to these outdated drying methods, including lost production time, high labor costs, worker safety issues, redundant tanks, mixers and totes required and bacteria concerns.

The hose from the Sonic VT connects to the tank/mixer circuit as soon as the CIP cycle is complete. Then the operator pushes the starter button, sets the blower pressure valve and walks away.

The timer shuts off the blower automatically after the preset 5 to 30 minutes and the next production batch is ready to be started.