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Flatbed Dryer Design2

The document outlines the design of a mechanical flat-bed dryer for drying palay (unhusked rice). It provides assumptions about the initial and final moisture contents and drying properties. It then calculates the water removed, air volume required, heat energy needed, fuel requirements, and drying bin dimensions. Equations for moisture ratio, drying time, and drying model are also presented.

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Flatbed Dryer Design2

The document outlines the design of a mechanical flat-bed dryer for drying palay (unhusked rice). It provides assumptions about the initial and final moisture contents and drying properties. It then calculates the water removed, air volume required, heat energy needed, fuel requirements, and drying bin dimensions. Equations for moisture ratio, drying time, and drying model are also presented.

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DESIGN OF MECHANICAL FLAT - BED DRYER

ASSUMPTIONS:

Initial Palay Weight, Wi : 500 Kgs.


Initial Moisture Content, Mci : 24 %
Final Moisture Content, Mcf: 15 %

Drying Properties:

Atmospheric Air: Inlet Air: Outlet Air:


Relative Humidity: 70 % 75 %
Temperature: 20 °C 42 °C 25 °C
68 ºF 107.6 ºF 77 ºF

Abs. Humidity, H: 0.0102 Kg./Kg dry air 0.0149 Kg./Kg dry air
Enthalpy, E: 11 Kcal/Kg. 16.1 Kcal/Kg.
Abs. Volume, Va: 0.908 cu.m./kg.

1.) Calculate for the Water Removed:

Ww = Wi - Wi(1-Mci)/(1-Mcf) 52.94 Kgs. of Water

at 8 hours drying operation: 6.62 Kgs./hour

2.) Calculate air volume required to remove the water from the grain:

G = Ww/(H2-H1) 1,408.01 Kgs./hour

Q = G*r 1,278.47 cu.m./hr.of dry air

0.36 cu.m./sec.of dry air


751.90 cu.ft./min.of dry air

3.) Calculate the Heat energy required:

q = G(E2-E1) 7,180.85 Kcal/hr.

4.) Calculate/Determine the amount of fuel to Dry the Palay @ 14% MC for 8 hours.

Sr Fuel Approx heating value Kcal/Kg


Fuel Reqt.
Natural
Dry State
State Kg/8-hr.
A BIOMASS      
1 Wood 1500 3500 16.41
2 Cattle dung 1000 3700 15.53
3 Bagasse 2200 4400 13.06
4 Wheat and 2400 2500
rice straw 22.98
5 Cane trash, 3000 3000
rice husk,
leaves and 19.15
vegetable
wastes

6 Coconut 3500 3500


husks, dry
grass and 16.41
crop residues

7 Groundnut 4000 4000


shells 14.36
8 Coffee and 4200 4200
oil palm 13.68
husks
9 Cotton husks 4400 4400
13.06
10 Peat 6500 6500 8.84
B FOSSIL      
FUELS
1 Coal   5500 10.44
2 Coke   6500 8.84
3 Charcoal   7000 8.21
4 Carbon   8000 7.18
5 Fuel oil   9800 5.86
6 Kerosene   10000
and diesel 5.74
7 Petrol   10800 5.32
8 Paraffin   10500 5.47
9 Natural gas   8600 6.68
10 Coal gas   4000 14.36
11 Pressure   860
Drop 66.80 Kw/8-hr.
12 Bio   5350
kgs. of
gas(Kcal/cu
mtr) (12 kg of dung
dung 128.85 (e.g.swine
produces 1
cu. Mtr gas)
manure,
etc) reqd.

5.) Calculate the Drying Bin dimension:

Air Flow Pressure


Rate per drop per Area of a
unit Area of Foot depth Drying Bin Drying Bin dimension
Drying Bin, of Grain, Required:
Q: Ph:

Square Foot
CFM/sq.ft. Inches, Water Width,m. Length, m.
of Grain

12.50 3/16 60.15 1.50 3.73


14.00 1/4 53.71 1.50 3.33
17.00 5/16 44.23 1.50 2.74
21.00 6.5/16 35.80 1.50 2.22
24.00 1/2 31.33 1.50 1.94
28.00 5/8 26.85 1.50 1.66
30.00 10.5/16 25.06 1.50 1.55
1.) Calculating the Moisture Ratio:

MC, %: 24.00

MR = (MC - Mce)/(Mci-Mce) 1.00

MR = e^(-x)(t^y) -0.5214519034 0.593658

Where: x = 0.026 - 0.0045h + 0.01215T 0.521452


Y = 0.013362 +0.194h - 0.000177h^2 + 0.009468T 13.12372

2.) Calculating the Drying Time:

td = M/V(ha-hea) 3.30 Hours

t0.5 = td/Y 0.25

DM = V*Cp*t0.5*(Tdh-Twa)/Ln/(Mco-Mce)

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