In this study, dyeing wastewater sludge from wastewater treatment equipments in a large scale dyeing industrial
complex, was efficiently dried using cogeneration residual heat. We were study of factors such as sludge thickness
and retention time in drying process, that was considered characteristic of residual heat for understanding of
drying condition and efficiency. Generated residual heat in cogeneration was 150℃ degree, that was very low
temperature than existing drying facility at 700℃ degree. However, effluent gases from cogeneration had generated
great airflow compare with temperature. Therefore, in case of conversing calorific power was enough value for
drying sludges. In case of dyeing wastewater sludges were form of cake that, water contents was more than 70%
degree. The more sludge was thick, the more reducing of drying efficiency, and the more retention time was long
time, the more increasing of drying efficiency. However, sludge thickness were more than 20mm, drying efficiency
were reduced rapidly. Go round, scale of 5ton/day sludge drying pilot plant was manufactured, dosage of sludge
process was used extruding nozzle for increasing of drying efficiency. In extruding nozzle, dying wastewater sludge
was broken such as form of slice chip for increasing of drying efficiency with extending contact surface on
thermal wind drying process. Drying process was installed thermal wind circulated pan on the inside of drying
chamber for increasing of drying efficiency. Result of operation pilot plant, water contents of sludge was more
reducing 10% to 70% at 52min of retention time.