Drying : principles and practice / R. B. Keey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keey, R. B., author.

Series:

International series of monographs on chemical engineering ; Volume 13.

International Series of Monographs in Chemical Engineering ; Volume 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drying.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (391 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England : Pergamon Press, 1972.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drying

Contents:

Front Cover; Drying Principles and Practice; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Major Topics; Preface; Acknowledgment; Notation; Approximate Values of Some Common Properties; Chapter 1. Introduction; Drying Methods; Moisture Content and Humidity; Mass Balances over Dryers; Enthalpy; Energy Balances over Dryers; Direct-fired Dryers; Humidity and Enthalpy Charts; References; Chapter 2. Moisture-Solid Relationships; Vapour Pressure; Hygroscopicity; Moisture Isotherm; Equilibrium Data; Enthalpy of Bound Moisture; Capillary-porous Materials; Side Effects of Drying; References

Chapter 3. Transport Phenomena Potentials for Transfer; Transfer Fluxes; Transfer in a Porous Body; Conductivities; Transfer in a Mobile Medium; References; Chapter 4. Heat Transfer; Steady Conduction in Simple Bodies; Steady Conduction in Porous Bodies; Transient Conduction; Conduction Over Heated, Rotating Cylinders; Convection; Forced Convection to a Flat Plate; Convection to Bluff Bodies; Free Convection; Radiation; Gas radiation; Direct Electrical Heating; Microwave heating; References; Chapter 5. Migration of Moisture in Solids; Isothermal Diffusion; Isothermal Effusion

Isothermal Capillary FlowMoisture Movement Near Dryness; Moisture Movement under Drying Conditions; Multicomponent Movement; References; Chapter 6. Evaporation and Humidification; Evaporation from a Plane Porous Body; Evaporation of Droplets; Humidification Processes; References; Chapter 7. Drying under Constant External Conditions; Drying of an Idealized Porous Body; Typical Drying Curves; Extrapolation and Interpolation of Data; Estimation of Drying Rates; References; Chapter 8. Batch Drying; Simple Batch Schedules; Complex Drying Schedules; Other Batch Processes; References

Chapter 9. Continuous Drying Drying in Mixed Systems; Single-stage Unmixed Dryers; Use of characteristic drying curve/adiabatic working; Multistaged Dryers; Intermittent Drying; References; Chapter 10. Less-common Drying Methods; Superheated steam; Solvent Drying; Freeze-drying; Pressure-cycling Methods; Other Methods; References; Chapter 11. Measurement and Control; Moisture-content Determination; Humidity Determination; Moisture-control Systems; References; Chapter 12. Engineering; Classification of Dryers; Selection of Dryers; Direct or indirect heating; Vacuum or atmospheric operation

Drying equipmentSpecification sheets; Process Design; Other Design; Heating systems; Drying Costs; Conclusion; References; CONVERSION FACTORS FOR SOME COMMONUNITS INTO S.I. UNITS; APPENDIX; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4831-4633-2