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COPRA ENTERS A DRYER CONTANING 60% WATER AND 40% OF SOLIDS AND LEAVES WITH 5% WATER
AND 95% SOLIDS. FIND THE AMOUNT OF WATER REMOVED BASED ON A kg OF FINAL PRODUCT AND A
kg OF BONE-DRYMATERIAL.

GIVEN:

Mg Mg2
COPRA DRYER

REQUIRED:

THE WEIGHT OF WATER REMOVED BASED ON EACH

A) KILOGRAM OF ORIGINAL PRODUCT

B) KILOGRAM OF FINAL PRODUCT

C) KILOGRAM OF BONE-DRY MATERIAL

SOLUTION:

M BDC 1=MASS OF BONE−DRY MATERIALOF THE ORIGINAL∨WET PRODUCT ( COPRA )

M BDC 2=MASS OF BONE−MATERIAL OFTHE FINAL∨DRIED PRODUCT ( COPRA )

M C 1=MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE ORIGINAL∨WET PRODUCT

M C 2=MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE FINAL∨DRIED PRODUCT

M G 1=GROSS MASS OF THE ORIGINAL∨WET PRODUCT

M G 2=GROSS MAS OF THE FINAL∨DRIED PRODUCT

A) CONSIDER 1 KG OF ORIGINAL OR PRODUCT OR WET FEED SOLVING FOR THE GROSS WEIGHT
OF THE FINAL PRODUCT
M BD =M G ( 1−M c )=M G ( SOLID PART )
M BD 1=M BD 2
 M G 1 (1−M c 1)=M G 2(1−M c2 )
MG 1(1−MC 1) 1.0(0.40)
M G 2= = =0.421 kg
(1−MC 2) 0.95
FOR THE WEIGHT OF WATER REMOVED, ∆ GW,

M v =MG 1 – MG 2=1.0−0.421
M v =0.579 kg ans .

B) CONSIDER 1.0 KG OF FINAL OR DRIED PRODUCTS

M BD 1=M BD 2
M G 1 (1−M c 1)=M G 2(1−M c2 )

MG 2(1−MC 2) 1.0(0.95)
MG 1= = =2.375 kg
(1−MC 1) (0.40)

FOR THE WEIGHT OF WATER REMOVED, MV

MV =MG 2−MG 1=2.375 – 1
MV =1.375 kg ans .

C) CONSIDER 1.0 kg OF THE BONE – DRY MATERIAL

MBD 1=MDB 2=1.0
SOLVING FOR MG1,
1 1
MG 1= = =2.5 kg
1−MC 1 0.4
SOLVING FOR MG2,
1 1
MG 2= = =1.053 kg
1−MC 2 0.95

FOR THE WEIGHT OF WATER REMOVED,

MV =MG 2 – MG 1=2.5 – 1.053
MV =1.447 kg ≈ 3.1900889 lb
5. A ROTARY DRYER FIRED WITH BUNKER OIL HAVING HHV = 10, 000 KCAL/KG IS TO PRODUCE 20 MT/HR
OF DRIED SAND WITH 0.5% MOISTURE FROM WET FEED CONTAINING 7% MOISTURE. SPECIFIC HEAT OF
SAND IS 0.21 BTU/LB-°F. TEMPERATURE OF WET SAND IS 30 °C AND TEMPERATURE OF DRIED PRODUCT
IS 115 °C. CALCULATE:

A) WEIGHT OF WET FEED IN KG/HR;

B) WEIGHT OF WATER REMOVED IN KG/HR;
C) HEAT REQUIRED IN KW; AND
D) VOLUME OF BUNKER OIL IN LITERS PER HR IF SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF BUNKER OIL IS 0.9 AND
DRYER EFFICIENCY IS 60%.

SOLUTION:
ASSUME WATER STARTS TO EVAPORATE AT 100°C

A) WEIGHT OF WET FEED IN KG/HR

( 1−x i ) F=( 1−x f ) P
kg
F=
(
( 1−0.005 ) 20000 )hr
( 1−0.07 )

F=21397.8495 kg /hr

B) WEIGHT OF WATER REMOVED IN KG/HR

F=P+ε
ε =21,397.8495−20,000
ε =1387.8495 kg /hr
C) HEAT REQUIRED IN KW

Type equation here .

6. A DRYER IS TO DELIVER 0.30kg/s OF CASSAVA WITH 2% MOISTURE AND 20% MOISTURE IN THE FEED.
DETERMINE THE MASS OF AIR REQUIRED IF THE CHANGE UN HUMIDITY RATIO IS 0.0165 kg/kg DA.

GIVEN:

REQUIRED:

THE MASS OF AIR REQUIRED IF CHANGE IN HUMIDITY RATIO IS 0.0165.

SOLUTION:

FROM THE BONE- DRY MATRIAL BALANCE,

MBD 1=MBD 2
M 1 ( 1−MC 1 )=M 2 ( 1−MC 2 )
M 1=[ M 2( 1−MC 2)]/(1−MC 1)=(0.3 kg /s)(1−0.02)/( 1−0.20)
M 1=0.3675 kg /s
FOR THE MOISTURE REMOVED,

MV =M 1− M 2=0.3675−0.3
MV =0.0675 kg / s
FOR THE MASS FLOW RATE OF THE AIR REQUIRED,

MV
MA=
W
W =0.0675/0.0165
kg kg
MA=4.091 ≈ 14727.6
s hr