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