School of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

Mapua Institute of Technology

Chemical Engineering Laboratory 2

FINAL DATA SHEET

Experiment 1
DRYING
Group 2: Dela Cruz, Christine Joy D.
Diciembre, James Roy
Dicuangco, Shane
Dollente, Kayla Grace R.

February 7, 2015

DATA AND RESULTS

DATA I: Before Drying Operation
Mass of empty tray (kg)
Mass of tray with dry sand (kg)
Mass of dry sand (kg)
Mass of tray with wet sand (kg)
Mass of water added (kg)
Percentage moisture
Area of tray, m2
DATA II: During Drying Operation
Time
(am/pm)

Time
elapsed
(min)

Mass of
Time
wet sand
(am/pm)
(kg)

Time
elapsed
(min)

Mass of
wet sand
(kg)

School of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry

Mapua Institute of Technology
Chemical Engineering Laboratory 2

DATA III. Post-Drying Operation

Time (min)

mwet sand (kg)

mwater (kg)

Free moisture
(X, kg)

dX/dt
(kg/min)

Rate, R
(kg/hr-m2)

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Dr. Allan N. Soriano