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Drying Problem Set

This document provides instructions for two chemistry assignments that involve drying processes. The first part describes drying an insoluble solid material in a pan and calculates the drying rate and time needed at different material depths. The second part provides drying data for a foodstuff over time and instructs to calculate the free moisture content at each time point and plot it versus time.

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Drying Problem Set

This document provides instructions for two chemistry assignments that involve drying processes. The first part describes drying an insoluble solid material in a pan and calculates the drying rate and time needed at different material depths. The second part provides drying data for a foodstuff over time and instructs to calculate the free moisture content at each time point and plot it versus time.

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ChE 32 A Assignment: Due September 11, 2017

9.6-3
A granular insoluble solid material wet with water is being dried in the constant-rate period in a pan
0.61 m x 0.61 m and the depth of material is 25.4 mm. The sides and bottom are insulated. Air flows
parallel to the top drying surface at a velocity of 3.05 m/s and has a dry bulb temperature of 600C and
wet bulb temperature of 29.4 0C. The pan contains 11.34 kg of dry solid having a free moisture content
of 0.35 kg H2O /kg dry solid, and the material is to be dried in the constant rate period to 0.22 kg
H2O/kg dry solid.
a. Predict the drying rate and the time in hours needed.
b. Predict the time needed if the depth of material is increased to 44.5 mm.

9.7-2
In order to test the feasibility of drying a certain foodstuff, drying data were obtained in a tray dryer
with air flow over the top exposed surface having an area of 0.186 m2. The bone-dry sample weight was
3.765 kg dry slid. At equilibrium after a long period, the wet sample weight was 3.995 kg H2O + solid.
Hence, 3.955 3.765, or 0.190, kg of equilibrium moisture was present. The following sample weights
versus time were obtained in the drying test:
Time(h) Weight (kg) Time(h) Weight (kg) Time(h) Weight (kg)
0 4.944 2.2 4.554 7.0 4.019
0.4 4.885 3.0 4.404 9.0 3.978
0.8 4.808 4.2 4.241 12.0 3.955
1.4 4.699 5.0 4.150
a.) Calculate the free moisture content X kg H2O/kg dry solid for each data point and plot X versus time..
(Hint: For 0 h, 4.944-0.190-3.765 = 0.989 kg free moisture in 3.765 kg dry solid. Hence, X =
0.989/3.765.)

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