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Exercises For Drying

This document contains 5 exercises related to drying processes: 1. Determining properties from a psychrometric chart for air entering a dryer. 2. Calculating moisture evaporated and equilibrium moisture content for drying nitrocellulose fibers. 3. Determining drying times for constant and falling rate periods for drying filter cake slabs. 4. Calculating drying times for constant and falling rate periods for extruded filter cake pieces. 5. Estimating drying time for a wood sample based on liquid diffusion properties and moisture content changes.

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Exercises For Drying

This document contains 5 exercises related to drying processes: 1. Determining properties from a psychrometric chart for air entering a dryer. 2. Calculating moisture evaporated and equilibrium moisture content for drying nitrocellulose fibers. 3. Determining drying times for constant and falling rate periods for drying filter cake slabs. 4. Calculating drying times for constant and falling rate periods for extruded filter cake pieces. 5. Estimating drying time for a wood sample based on liquid diffusion properties and moisture content changes.

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Exercises for Drying

Exercise 1: Psychrometric chart


Air at 1 atm, 200 oF, and a relative humidity of 15% enters a direct-heat dryer. Determine the
following from the psychrometric chart. (a) wet-bulb temperature; (b) humidity; (c) humid
volume.

Exercise 2: Amount of moisture evaporated and equilibrium moisture content


Nitrocellulose fibers with an initial total water content of 40 wt% (dry basis) are dried in trays in
a tunnel dryer operating at 1 atm. If the 100 kg of wet fibers are brought to equilibrium with air
at 25 oC and a relative humidity of 30%, determine the kg of moisture evaporated. The
equilibrium-moisture content of the fibers is in Figure 18.24.

Exercise 3: Drying of filter cake (cross-circulation)


Slabs of filter cake with a bone-dry density of 1,600 kg/m3 are to be dried from an initial freemoisture content of 110% (dry basis) to a final free-moisture content of 5% (dry basis) batchwise
in trays that are 1 m long by 0.5 m wide, with a depth of 3 cm. Drying will take place from the
top surface only. The drying air conditions are 1 atm, 200 oF, and a 100 oF wet-bulb temperature.
The air velocity across the trays is 3.5 m/s. Experiments under these drying conditions show a
critical free-moisture content of 70% (dry basis), with a linear falling-rate period from Xc to X*.
Determine: (a) drying time for the constant-rate period; (b) drying time for the falling-rate period.

Exercise 4: Drying of extrusion (through-circulation)


The filter cake of Exercise 3 is extruded into cylindrical shaped pieces measuring 1/4 inch in
diameter by 3/8 inch long that are placed in trays that are 6 cm high 1 m long 0.5 m wide and
through which the air passes. The external porosity (voidage) is 50%. If the superficial air
velocity, at the same conditions as in Exercise 3, is 1.75 m/s, determine: (a) drying time for the
constant-rate period; (b) time for the falling-rate period.

Exercise 5: Liquid diffusion theory


A piece of hemlock wood measuring 15.15 14.8 0.75 cm is to be dried from the two large
faces from an initial total moisture content of 90% to a final average total moisture content of 10%
(both dry basis), for drying taking place in the falling-rate period with liquid-diffusion
controlling. The moisture diffusivity has been experimentally determined as 1.710-6 cm2/s.
Estimate the drying time if bone-dry air is used.

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