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Heat and mass transfer in spray drying
Author(s) -
Dlouhy Jan,
Gauvin W. H.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690060106
Subject(s) - evaporation , mass transfer , nusselt number , tray , spray drying , heat transfer , thermodynamics , materials science , chemistry , chemical engineering , mechanics , chromatography , mechanical engineering , physics , reynolds number , turbulence , engineering
Studies of the evaporation and drying rates in an experimental concurrent spray dryer, 8 in. in diameter and 14 ft. high, are reported for various operating air temperatures. It was found that the total evaporation and drying time could be accurately predicted by employing a step‐by‐step method of calculation. Owing to the probable absence of internal diffusional resistance in the small particles, less than 30 μ, produced in the dryer, no significant falling‐rate period was observed. This was in marked contrast with tray‐drying experiments carried out on the same substance, under similar drying conditions. The results also confirmed that a Nusselt number of 2 can safely be used in spray‐drying heat transfer calculations.