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Modelling and Simulation of Batch and Continuous Fluidized Bed Dryers

1995; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 13; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/07373939508916940

1532-2300

Adnan Hamza Mohammad Zahed, Jesse Zhu, John R. Grace,

Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics

ABSTRACT ABSTRACT The performance of batch and continuous fluidized solids dryers has been modeled, with allowance for diffusional moisture transport in the dense phase particles and for interstitial gas-to-particle mass transfer within the dense phase, as well as for interphase exchange resistance between gas bubbles and the dense phase. Two types of boundary conditions are employed. Variations of the bed temperature and product moisture content in the bed with time are predicted numerically under various batch drying conditions. Exit product moisture contents, bed temperatures and outlet air humidities are also predicted for continuous drying at various mean residence times. The model can be used for homogeneous as well as bubbling fluidized bed drying. It can be used for a wide range of materials, including cereal grains and granular synthetic polymeric materials. Key Words and Phrases: fluidized bed dryingfluidized bed modellinggrain drying