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Lab-tray dryer
Discussion:
1.) Present a plot showing the drying rate of the product for the tray dryer data
2.) Describe the best model to fit the experimental data for the tray dryer data
3.) Determine De for the tray dryer data
4.) Determine the equilibrium moisture content using the equation for potato using the data for the tray dryer:
k2 = [1]
where k1 = 0.0267; k2 = -1.656; k3 = 0.0107; k4 =1.287; k5 = -1.513; M in [decimal db]; pvs in [kPa]
5.) Determine the air flow rate in kg/s and in m3/s
6.) Determine the mass transfer coefficient hD for the tray dryer data assuming that:
fresh exhaust
air air
heater fan
Q
product
n = number of trays = 4
L = tray length = 27.5 cm
W = tray width = 18.3 cm
d = tray depth = 1.5 cm
X = space apart between trays = 3 cm
EXPOSED AREA = nLW = _________
EFFECTIVE AREA = nbW = _________
where b = (X-d)
[4]
[5]
Where Mo = initial moisture content [d.b.]; Me equilibrium moisture content [d.b.]; a = half of the
product thickness
Or
MCdb (t) Me 8
= 2 exp(Kt)
Mo Me [6]
where
2 De
K=
4a 2 [7]
Note: You can linearize Eqn(6) by taking the ln from both side of the equation
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