Dryer and Drying Process Flashcards
-defined as the removal of liquid from a material by application of heat, and is accomplished by transfer of a liquid from the surface into an unsaturated vapor phase
DRYING
*2 CLASSIFICATIONS OF DRYING METHODS
- Batch
2. Continuous
removal of liquid from a wet material is achieved by different methods such as expression, extraction, adsorption, absorption, etc.
DRYING (Non-thermal definition)
squeezing of a wetted sponge
EXPRESSION
uses desiccants such as anhydrous calcium chloride to remove water from solvent
ADSORPTION
removal of liquid from solid by use of solvent
EXTRACTION
removal of moisture from gases by passage through sulfuric acid column
ABSORPTION
*APPLICATIONS OF DRYING
- Preservation of drug products
- Preparation of bulk materials
- Improved handling
- Improved characteristics
*TYPES OF DRYERS
- Tray Dryers
- Tunnel Dryers
- Roller or Drum Dryers
- Fluidized Bed Dryers
- Spray Dryers
- Pneumatic Dryers
- Rotary Dryers
- Trough Dryers
- Bin Dryers
- Belt Dryers
- Vacuum Dryers
- Freeze Dryers
- food is spread out, generally quite thinly, on trays in which the drying takes place
- heating may be by an air current sweeping across the trays, by conduction from heated trays or heated shelves on which the trays lie, or by radiation from heated surfaces
TRAY DRYERS
- the food is spread over the surface of a heated drum
- the drum rotates, with the food being applied to the drum at one part of the cycle. The food remains on the drum surface for the greater part of the rotation, during which time the drying takes place, and is then scraped off
Roller or Drum Dryers
in this dryer, food slurry is contacted with a hot, revolving drum to form a thin layer on the surface
DOUBLE DRUM DRYER
- food material is maintained suspended against a gravity in an upward-flowing air stream
- there may also be a horizontal air flow helping to convey the food through the dryer.
- Heat is transferred from the air to the food material by convection
FLUIDIZED BED DRYERS
*VARIOUS FLUID BED DESIGN
- Vibrated Fluid Bed
- Fluid Bed Granulation
- Spouted Bed Dryer
- Mechanically Agitated Fluid-Bed Dryer
- Centrifugal Fluid-Bed Dryers
- Fluidized Spray Dryers
- a long, rectangular, narrow drying chamber is vibrated at 5 to 25 Hz. The air velocity within the dryer can be as low as 20% of the minimum fluidisation velocity. The large particles are transported through the dryer by the vibration of the dryer.
- typically dry such products as milk, whey, cocoa, and coffee
Vibrated Fluid Bed
- a blinding liquid is sprayed into the fluidised bed of granules, causing the particles to agglomerate. The average particle size produced ranges from 0.5 to 2 mm.
- widely used in the pharmaceutical industry
Fluid Bed Granulation