Drying of Cassava (Tapioca) Root. Tapioca flour is used in many countries for bread and similar products. The flour is made by drying coarse granules of the cassava root containing 66 wt % moisture to 5% moisture and then grinding to produce a flour. How many kg of granules must be dried and how much water removed to produce 5000 kg/h of flour? a.) Mass flow rate of the entering flour is _______ kg/h.  b.) Mass flow rate of water removed in #1 is _____ kg/h.

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Drying of Cassava (Tapioca) Root. Tapioca flour is used in many countries for bread and similar products. The flour is made by drying coarse granules of the cassava root containing 66 wt % moisture to 5% moisture and then grinding to produce a flour. How many kg of granules must be dried and how much water removed to produce 5000 kg/h of flour?

a.) Mass flow rate of the entering flour is _______ kg/h. 

b.) Mass flow rate of water removed in #1 is _____ kg/h. 

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