Purpose and Scope |
Purpose |
Summary |
Scope of Spray Drying |
Reasons for Testing Spray Dryers |
Design vs |
Operational Variables |
Liability |
Definitions and Descriptions of Terms |
Dryer Design |
Dryer Chamber |
Airflow Patterns |
Product Flow |
Atomizer |
Heating Methods |
Product Recovery |
Airflow Motive Force |
Description of Terms |
Drying |
Test Planning |
Preliminary Objectives |
Test Objectives |
Organizational Resources |
Schedule |
Dryer Controls and Instrumentation |
Peripheral Equipment |
Pretest Calculations |
Test Plan |
Environmental |
Cleaning and Inspection |
"Dry Run" |
Types of Test |
Dryer System Capacity |
Heat and Material Balance |
Product Properties |
Acceptance Test |
Variables Affecting Product Properties |
Residual Moisture Content |
Atomization |
Heat Sensitivity |
Physical Properties |
Prediction of Capacity and Rate Effects |
Data Requirements - Product Properties |
Data Requirements |
Atomizer Data |
Complete Heat and Material |
Balances |
Peripheral Equipment Limitations |
Product Quality Measurements |
Particle Properties |
Test Preparation |
Objective of Tests |
Operating Variables |
Test Data Sheet |
Measurement Methods |
Planning Check List |
Methods of Measurement and Sampling |
Gas Temperature Humidity |
Selection of Temperature Sensors |
Installation of Temperature Sensors |
Duct Temperature and Velocity Profiles |
Accuracy of Dry Bulb Temperatures |
Atmospheric Humidity |
Dryer Exit Humidity |
Accuracy of Gas Wet Bulb Temperature |
Gas Flow |
Installed Flow Meters |
Inlet Gas |
Exit Gas Measurement |
Material Temperature and Moisture Content |
Product Temperature Measurement |
Product Moisture Content |
Dust Flow Measurements |
Radiation and Convection Heat Losses |
Estimated Heat Loss |
Measuring Heat Loss |
Outdoor Equipment |
Miscellaneous Measurements |
Static Pressure |
Location of Pressure Sensors |
Electric Power Measurements |
Test Procedure |
Plant-Scale Test |
Exploratory Experiments |
Production Capacity |
Product Quality |
Preliminary Trial |
Water Run |
Dryer Operability |
Definitive Test |
Test Start-Up |
Running a Definitive Test in a Plant-Scale Dryer |
Humidity and Moisture Measurements |
Computation of Results |
Nomenclature |
Variables |
Properties |
Subscripts |
Material Balances |
Dry Solids |
Moisture balance |
Psychrometric Chart Method |
Humid Air Volume |
Total Air Volume |
Air Material Balance |
Heat Balances |
Enthalpy or Heat Balances on the Dryer |
Heater Balances |
Thermal Efficiency |
Calculation |
Optimization |
Interpretation of Results |
Exploratory or Troubleshooting Tests |
Material, Moisture, and Energy Balances |
Dryer Heat Losses and Thermal Efficiency |
Heat Losses |
Appendix |
Example: Evaluating Drying Capacity of Air Stream |
Example: Dryer Test With Psychrometric Chart Heat Balance |
Known Inputs |
Evaluate Product and Evaporation Rate |
Ambient Air Humidity, Enthalpy, and Humid Volume |
Humidity Added by Fuel |
Combustion |
Dryer Outlet Conditions |
Dry Air Flow Rate |
Total Air Flow Rates |
Burner Heat Input |
Check Driving Force for Evaporation |
Example: Typical Dryer Test |
Experimental Data |
Humidities (H) |
Air Flows - Outlet |
Air Flows - Inlet |
Dry Solids Balance |
Moisture Balance |
Moisture Balance - Evaporation Rates |
Heat Balances: Heat Duty and Fuel Consumption |
Heat Balance Over Dryer |
Adiabatic Saturation |
Psychrometric Chart |
Index |
References |