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Chemical Engineering Technology IIIB/CET 33BT

Assignment 3
Due date: 28/09/2016

TOTAL MARK: 50

Lecturer: Prof. R.K.K. Mbaya


QUESTION
A batch of wet apples is to be dried in a tray drier. The drying curve is represented
by the figure below. If the apple is dried from a free moisture content of 0.38 kg
H2O/kg dry solid to a moisture content of 0.05 kg H2O/kg dry solid. Calculate the
time for drying using graphical integration in the falling-rate period if the ratio of
dry solid per unit area is 20.2 kg/m2

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