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Q3) Wet sugar that contains 20% water is sent through a dryer where 75% of the water is removed. Take 100 kg/h feed as basis and all percentages given on mass basis. a) Show that the degree of freedom for the process is zero. b) Calculate the mass fraction of dry sugar in the wet sugar that leaves the dryer. c) Calculate the ratio of H₂O removed/kilogram wet sugar leaving the dryer. d) What will be the flow rate of the wet sugar if the water is removed at a rate of 100 lbm/min? [1

Q3) Wet sugar that contains 20% water is sent through a dryer where 75% of the water is removed. Take 100 kg/h feed as basis and all percentages given on mass basis. a) Show that the degree of freedom for the process is zero. b) Calculate the mass fraction of dry sugar in the wet sugar that leaves the dryer. c) Calculate the ratio of H₂O removed/kilogram wet sugar leaving the dryer. d) What will be the flow rate of the wet sugar if the water is removed at a rate of 100 lbm/min? [1

Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
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Q3) Wet sugar that contains 20% water is sent through a dryer where 75% of the water is removed. Take 100 kg/h feed as basis and all percentages given on mass basis. a) Show that the degree of freedom for the process is zero. b) Calculate the mass fraction of dry sugar in the wet sugar that leaves the dryer. c) Calculate the ratio of H₂O removed/kilogram wet sugar leaving the dryer. d) What will be the flow rate of the wet sugar if the water is removed at a rate of 100 lbm/min? [1
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