This is the first attempt to design a global control system
specifically for an olive waste rotary dryer, a dryer
with large particularities (problems with the stickiness
of the material, high moisture content of the inlet solid,
high operational temperature, the presence of oil vapours,
etc.). Thus it was necessary to study the behaviour
of the process.
A complete set of sensors, useful to characterise the
plant operation conditions, has been installed. Fig. 2
shows a schematic view of the dryer including the sensors
and actuators positions.