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Drying of seaweeds and other plants. II. —Through‐circulation drying of laminaria longicruris
Author(s) -
Merritt J. H.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740111009
Subject(s) - laminaria , circulation (fluid dynamics) , airflow , environmental science , pulp and paper industry , air temperature , volumetric flow rate , flow (mathematics) , chemistry , botany , algae , meteorology , biology , mechanics , thermodynamics , geography , engineering , physics
Tests on the through‐circulation drying of Laminaria longicruris on a semi‐commercial scale in a batch dryer have been made to determine the optimum conditions. There was a maximum feasible loading of approximately 5 lb./cu. ft. for the dryer. The effects of variations in the rate of air flow, of amount of air recirculated, of air‐flow reversal and of temperature (160–220°F) have been studied with particular reference to output and efficiency.