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    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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    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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    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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    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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    The document discusses the design considerations and calculations for a mechanical flat-bed dryer, including determining drying time, fuel requirements, and bin dimensions.

    The initial palay weight is 500 kg with an initial moisture content of 24% that needs to be dried down to a final moisture content of 15%. Atmospheric conditions and properties of inlet and outlet air are also given as assumptions.

    The steps given are to calculate the water removed, air volume required, heat energy required, and then determine the amount and type of fuel required to dry the palay for 8 hours based on heating values of different fuels.

    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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