Transport Processes and Separation Process Principles, 5th Edition

Chapter 33. Drying

33.0 Chapter Objectives

On completion of this chapter, a student should be able to:

• Explain the overall process of drying and provide examples of industrial applications

• List different types of drying equipment and explain how they work

• Calculate the humidity (moisture content) of an air-water vapor using vapor-pressure data, a humidity chart, and the wet bulb temperature

• Explain the concept of equilibrium moisture content in different materials

• Explain the difference between falling and constant drying-rate periods

• Use drying-rate curves to determine the falling and constant rate periods, as well as to calculate the required drying time for a process

• Calculate the required heat-transfer coefficients during drying processes ...