2. Dryer calculations
There are two types of calculation:
drying times, which can only be assessed with the help of drying kinetics obtained from pilot plants and/or manufacturers' experience;
material and heat balances on the dryer and ancillary components, which can be calculated with acceptable accuracy and relatively simple methods.
2.1 Drying kinetics
Given the great variability and diversity of food and biological products, the best way to characterize a product's drying behavior is to measure its drying kinetics experimentally. In the case of a solid product dried by entrainment, the basic experiment consists in placing the product in question in a perfectly controlled air current...
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