Modul 7
Modul 7
Modul 7
DRYING
• System that relates to reduce moisture content
from substances
• It is different from mechanical processes such as
the use of centrifuge to reduce water content
• Characteristic needed: equilibrium moisture
content
Relation for a solid of moisture content X exposed to a gas of relative humidity A
DEFINITIONS :
Kg moisture x 100 %
Kg wet solid
Kg moisture x 100%
Kg dry solid + kg moisture
Kg moisture x 100 %
Kg dry solid
3. Equilibrium moisture (X*) :
moisture content of a substance when at equilibrium with a given
partial pressure of vapor.
4. Bound moisture :
moisture content which exerts an equlibrium vapor pressure less
than that of the pure liquid at the same temperature
5. Unbound moisture :
moisture content which exerts an equlibrium vapor pressure
equal to that of the pure liquid at the same temperature
6. Free moisture :
excess moisture = X - X*.
Only free moisture can be evaporated.
Example 12.1
• A wet solid is to be dried from 80% to 5 % moisture, wet basis.
Compute the moisture to be evaporated per 1000 kg of dred
product.
• Answer :
Initial moisture content = 0,8/(1-0,8) = 4 kg water/kg dry solid
Final moisture content = 0.05/(1-0.05)=0,0527 kg water/kg dry
solid
Ss = mass of dry solid; A = surface area of solid that contact with gas
2. The falling rate period
X1 < Xc
X2 < Xc, N changes during drying process
·General case
eq. (12.3) can be integrated to determine the area under 1/N vs
X curve.
· special case
N is linier in X, as in the region of B-C, and
N = mx + b (12.5)
= [Ss(X1-X2)/A(N1-N2)] ln N1/N2
= [Ss(X1-X2)/(A.Nm) (12.7)
and
= [Ss(Xc-X*)/Nc.A] ln (X1-X*)/(X2-X*) (12.9)
Soal 12.3
1/N x10-3 3,33 3,76 4,18 4,80 5,55 6,67 10,3 14,3
0,07 0,064
0,043 0,025
23,3 40,0
Pers 12.3
= Ss/A dx/N digunakan.
Hasil integrasi dari X=0,2 ke X=0,064 menunjukkan =1060
Total lama pengeringan = 17730 + 40 x 1060
= 60130 detik = 16,7 jam
Drying Operation
Classification of system and equipment of drying:
1. Based on method of operation: batch or continue.
batch drying (usually semi batch): air as drying media is flowed continuesly
on non flowing dried material
Continue drying: both dried material and drying air are flowed continuesly
Continuous Drying 1
•Tunnel Dryer
•Turbo Type (rotating shell) drier
•Through Circulation Driers
•Rotary drier
•Ex.12.7
•Continuous Drying 2
Bahan :
1. Drying, Mc.Cabe 796-835; Treybal 662-664; 686-691