EXPERIMENT 5&6:

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND

FLOW RATE ON DRYING RATE

OBJECTIVES

MUHAMAD KHAIRUL NAZRIN BIN SAHLAN 175784

NIK MOHAMMAD QASTALANI BIN MOHD ZULKIFLI 176219
MUHAMMAD AFZAL BIN SHUHIL AHMAD 175688

RESULTS AND DATA

DISCUSSIONS

The effect of temperature and flowrate of

air inlet to drying rate have been studied.
To study the effects of Rate of Drying (kg moisture/s) vs Flow rate (m3/s)
The temperature is varied from
temperature on the drying
0
35C,45C,55C,
flowrateversus
is variedflow
from
Figure 1 showsmeanwhile
rate of drying
effect of solid in batch
3
3/s.
Rate of drying(kg moisture/s)
0.011,0.018
and
0.023m
rate of air inlet and Figure 2 shows rate of
drying
0
drying versus temperature of air inlet.
To study the effects of fluid
Rate of drying increase when temperature
flow rate on the drying
increase and also increase when flow rate
0
effects of solid in batch
is increase. When temperature increase,
kinetic energy increase. In high
drying
process
BACKGROUND
0
temperature also, warm air can hold more
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.03
water vapor than cool air, relative
Q,hot
air
inlet
flowrate
(m3/sec)
humidity
falls when the temperature
Dryer is an equipment that
increase
which
could bring away the water
helps
to is an equipment that
Dryer
molecules
more
efficiently than the cold
remove
out of solids
helps moisture
to
Hot air
Drying
air.
When
flowrate
increase, it also
and
remove moisture out of solids
inlet flow
rate
increase air particles that were in contact
Suspensions.
and
rate (m3/s)
(kg/s)
with water molecules. Eventually air can
The main principle in a dryer is
Inlet dry bulb Drying
Suspensions.
0.011
0.000001
hold water vapor and when the air
to
temperature rate
4
particles
that were in contact with water
supply a flow of fluid in a
(
(kg/s)
molecules increase, it also increase the
0.018
0.000023
closed
35
0.00000
0.023
0.000028
capacity for air
to carry more water vapor.
METHODOLOGY
chamber
elevated
The
idea is with
that the
high
24
temperature.
The corns are cleaned and dyed
temperature
45
0.00000
will supply the moisture with
different colors to different batches.
78
Initial weight was measured.
energy
55Drying 0.00001
Rate of
(kg moisture/s) vs Temperature (C)
The dryer was started and set to
to escape the surface of the
55
0
object
required temperature and flow rate.
Rate of drying(kg
moisture/s)

and the flow of fluid will carry

The corn was placed in the dryer and
0
The
the factor of temperature
dried until all corns exits the dryer.
and
flow out
rateofofthe
airchamber
is varied
0
The final mass was measured.
moisture
to see their effects on drying
The experiment was repeated at
0
rate.
different set points.

PROBLEM STATEMENT

What is the best operating

temperature
and air flow rate in a rotating dryer to
allow the highest possible drying
rate?

0
30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Temperature of hot air inlet (0C)

DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL AND

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

CONCLUSIONS

The rate of drying is higher when a highe

drying temperature is used.
The rate of drying is higher when a highe
air flow rate is used.