Using MS Excel, plot the curves of the following: a. Moisture content of sample in %MCWB versus drying time in minutes. b. Describe the behavior of the moisture content curve vs. time. How will the curve behave if drying were extended further for a much longer time?

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Using MS Excel, plot the curves of the following:
a. Moisture content of sample in %MCWB versus drying time in minutes.
b. Describe the behavior of the moisture content curve vs. time. How will the curve
behave if drying were extended further for a much longer time?

Period of
Drying
Initial (time = 0)
After 30 minutes
"
44
60
66
44
90
"
120
150
66
180
210
66
46
46
Weight of
Sample
(g)
250
243.34
234.87
228.79
224.53
222.67
221.45
220.06
Moisture
Remove
d (g)
0
6.66
8.47
6.08
4.26
1.86
1.22
1.36
MC w.b.
(%)
12.61
10.22
6.98
4.51
2.70
1.89
1.35
0.73
Drying Rate
kg/hr
0
0.01332
0.01694
0.01216
0.00852
0.00372
0.00244
0.00272
Moisture
Reduction
Ratio
%AMC/hr
0
4.78
6.48
4.94
3.62
1.62
1.08
1.24
Transcribed Image Text:Period of Drying Initial (time = 0) After 30 minutes " 44 60 66 44 90 " 120 150 66 180 210 66 46 46 Weight of Sample (g) 250 243.34 234.87 228.79 224.53 222.67 221.45 220.06 Moisture Remove d (g) 0 6.66 8.47 6.08 4.26 1.86 1.22 1.36 MC w.b. (%) 12.61 10.22 6.98 4.51 2.70 1.89 1.35 0.73 Drying Rate kg/hr 0 0.01332 0.01694 0.01216 0.00852 0.00372 0.00244 0.00272 Moisture Reduction Ratio %AMC/hr 0 4.78 6.48 4.94 3.62 1.62 1.08 1.24
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