The influence of granulometric properties of the material and of the operational conditions on the drying kinetics of nonhygroscopic material was studied. Four fraction sizes of dolomite were chosen and dried in four dryers by different heating methods. Dolomite was dried in a microwave dryer under different microwave heating powers. During convective drying the effects of temperature and super...

This paper describes an experimental investigation of the drying behavior and conditions of rosehip in a convective cyclone-type dryer. Drying experiments were conducted at air inlet temperatures of 50, 60 and 70 o C and air velocities of 0.5, 1 and 1.5 ms. The parametric values obtained from the experiments were fitted to the Newton mathematical models. Consequently, the drying model developed...

Mathematical models of drying are used for the purpose of understanding the drying process in order to determine important parameters for design and operation of the dryer. The jackfruit is a fruit with high consumption in the Northeast and perishability. It is necessary to apply techniques to improve their conservation for longer in order to diffuse it by regions with low consumption. This stu...

S The diffusivity of water in meat was experimentally determined using a drying technique. Three different mathematical methods were used to determine the diffusivity from the drying data. The first assumes constant diffusivity, volume, temperature and surface moisture concentration. The second assumes a convective boundary condition. The last also takes into account shrinkage. Important differ...

Drop drying and deposition phenomena reveal a rich interplay of fundamental science and engineering, give rise to fascinating everyday effects (coffee rings), and influence technologies ranging from printing to genotyping. Here we investigate evaporation dynamics, morphology, and deposition patterns of drying lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal droplets. These drops differ from typical evaporati...

In this work, internal moisture profiles obtained either by simulation or experimentally during the convective drying of resorcinol-formaldehyde gels are compared. Such a comparison constitutes an attractive way to validate drying simulation models. X-ray microtomography, a powerful 3D imaging technique, coupled to image analysis is used to determine the internal moisture profiles in a non dest...

The disposal of Waste Activated Sludge is a major problem. The paper presents several disposal routes. The ultimate steps in these routes are indirect drying and subsequent incineration. Although the design of the indirect dryers is straightforward from a required heat input, operating temperature difference between sludge bed and heating medium and the heat transfer coefficient, this coefficie...

orange (citrus cinensis) is one of the most important among citrus fruits. the thin layer drying kinetics of orange (thompson variety) slice was here experimentally investigated in a convective dryer and through mathematical modeling and by use of thin layer drying models. drying characteristics of oranges were determined using heated ambient air at temperatures from 40 to 80 °c and velocities ...