Drying Processes

STUDENT'S SELF TEST

Instruction: Select the correct answer.

1. A copra drying plant is designed to dry 1 000 kg/hr of fresh coconut meat
containing 30% water. The raw copra from the dryer contains 5% water.
F r es h ai r at 2 7 °C a nd 4 0% R H and b ar o met r i c pr ess Ur e of 9 8 kPa h as
W = 0.0083 kg/kg d.a. and h = 50.86 kJ /kg d.a. The air is heated to 110°C
(h = 135.58 kJ/kg d.a.) before entering the adiabatic drying chamber and
leaves the dryer at 75°C with humidity ra tio of 0.02285 kg/kg d.a. Assuming
100 % heat transfer efficiency in the air pre -heater, determine the amount
o f s t e a m r e q u i r e d b y t h e d r ye r w h e n c o n d e n s i n g s a t u r a t e d s t e a m t o
saturated liquid at 150 kPaa = 2226.5 kJ/kg)
a) 739 kg/hr b) 793 kg/hr
c) 379 kg/hr d) 937 kg/hr

2. A certain material enters dryer containing 60% water and leaves with 5%
water. Find the mass of the final product if the original product is 1 kg/ s.
a) 0.421 kg/s b) 0.412 kg/s
c) 0.214 kg/s d) 0.142 kg/s

3. A ground cassava enters dryer containing 60% moisture and leaves as a

flour with 5% moisture. Find the mass of the original product the final
product is 1 kg/s.
a) 2.735 kg/s b) 2.375 kg/s
c) 2.537 kg/s d) 2.753 kg/s

4. Banana chips enter dryer containing 60% moisture and leaves with 5%
w a t e r . F i n d t he ma s s o f t he or i gi n al pr o d uc t i f t h e bo n e -d r y -w e i gh t i s
1 kg/s.
a) 2.5 kg/s b) 1.5 kg/s
c) 3.5 kg/s d) 4.5 kg/s

5. A machi ne or equi pme nt used f or dr yi ng pr ocess.

a) Dewaterer b) Evaporator
c) Dryer c) Filter

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