Dryer Calculations
Dryer Calculations
Dryer Calculations
DRYER CALCULATIONS
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Dr. T. Kudra
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Chemical Engineering Department , McGill University , Montreal, Canada
Published online: 16 Jun 2010.
To cite this article: Dr. T. Kudra (1991) DRYER CALCULATIONS, Drying Technology: An International Journal, 9:5, 1337-1339,
DOI: 10.1080/07373939108916757
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DRYING TECHNOLOGY, 9 ( 5 ) , 1337-1339 (1991)
SOFTWARE NEWS
DRYER CALCULATIONS
DRYER 3
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Reviewed by
Dr. T. Kudra
Chemical Engineering Department, McGill University
Montreal, Canada
This program is available from the developer for use on a personal computer.
Both Basic and Fortran versions are supplied. The essential specifications and ordering
information is given in the write-up supplied by the author and follows review. This
review does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the product by the reviewer or
the journal.
This software seems to be suitable for the calculation of heat and mass balances
across direct dryers using air as the drying medium. It is more appropriate for dryers
where the main part of drying takes place in the constant rate. Drying kinetic data are
not used. It can be useful in design calculations but clearly not for sizing of dryers which
needs drying rate (or time) data.
The program uses US Engineering units; SI units are not used. Dual units would
have been desirable. Units of input data are not clearly specified. The user's manual
could be improved with the help of schematic diagrams. Also, the program should be
made more user friendly and with good graphic displays of input and output variables.
Overall, this is a useful tool for design calculations. However, it should be made
much more general and more user friendly. The following two pages are reproduced
from the developer's announcement.
SOFTWARE NEWS
DRYER CALCULATIONS
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Program RECYCLE calculates several modes of partial
recycling of air In self-inertlzing dryers, and program
CYCLE is for dryers that evaporate any solvent from any
gas in a closed cycle.
SOFTWARE NEWS
Applicationa:
Design new dryers, evaluate existing dryers, compare
performance of different designs, and aid analyses of
operating costs.
Perform multiple calculations for trial and error
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