A filter cake of Calcium Carbonate contained in a tray is to be dried by cross-circulation from the top surface. Each tray is 2.5 cm high with an area of 1.5 m² and is completely filled with 73 kg of wet filter cake having a water content of 30% on dry basis, The heating medium is air at 1 atm and 170°F with a humidity of 0.026 (kg H,O/kg dry air). The average velocity of the air passing across the wet solid is 4 m/sec. Estimate the time in hours to reach the experimentally determined critical moisture content of 10% on the dry basis, if the preheat period is neglected. Assume latent heat of evaporation of water 2500 kJ/kg.

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A filter cake of Calcium Carbonate contained in a tray is to be dried by cross-circulation from the
top surface. Each tray is 2.5 cm high with an area of 1.5 m² and is completely filled with 73 kg of
wet filter cake having a water content of 30% on dry basis, The heating medium is air at 1 atm and
170°F with a humidity of 0.026 (kg H,O/kg dry air). The average velocity of the air passing across
the wet solid is 4 m/sec. Estimate the time in hours to reach the experimentally determined critical
moisture content of 10% on the dry basis, if the preheat period is neglected.
Assume latent heat of evaporation of water 2500 kJ/kg.
Transcribed Image Text:A filter cake of Calcium Carbonate contained in a tray is to be dried by cross-circulation from the top surface. Each tray is 2.5 cm high with an area of 1.5 m² and is completely filled with 73 kg of wet filter cake having a water content of 30% on dry basis, The heating medium is air at 1 atm and 170°F with a humidity of 0.026 (kg H,O/kg dry air). The average velocity of the air passing across the wet solid is 4 m/sec. Estimate the time in hours to reach the experimentally determined critical moisture content of 10% on the dry basis, if the preheat period is neglected. Assume latent heat of evaporation of water 2500 kJ/kg.
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