Drying in the Process Industry

by C. M. van 't Land

Overview

Among those interested in drying are chemical engineers, energy specialists, and mechanical engineers. This book assists the process development engineer, the process engineer, and the plant engineer in selecting drying equipment. It discusses the criteria to be observed, the gathering of results of relevant laboratory measurements, the carrying out of small-scale tests, the results of which can be scaled up, and procedures for sizing equipment. Written by an author with over four decades in the process industries, this book brings an extensively practical approach for the engineer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118105825
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	11/30/2011
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

C.M. VAN 'T LAND has run the seminar and consulting company Van 't Land Processing since 1999. Prior to that, he worked at Akzo Nobel Chemicals from 1968–2000 as process engineer, and later, process development manager and project leader. He is the author of Industrial Drying Equipment: Selection and Application and Industrial Crystallization of Melts.

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Table of Contents

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

1 .Introduction.

2. Drying as Part of the Overall Process.

3. Procedures for choosing a dryer.

4. Convective drying.

5. Continuous Fluid-Bed Drying.

6. Continuous Direct-Heat Rotary Drying.

7. Flash Drying.

8. Spray Drying.

9. Miscellaneous Continuous Convective Dryers and Convective Batch Dryers.

10. Atmospheric contact dryers.

11. Vacuum drying.

12. Steam Drying.

13. Radiation Drying.

14. Product Quality and Safeguarding Drying.

15. Continuous Moisture-Measurement Methods, Dryer Process Control, and Energy Recovery.

16. Gas/Solid Separation Methods.

17. Dryer Feeding Equipment.

List of symbols.

Index.

Editorial Reviews

The book is an excellent review of all drying operations employed in the process industries including the food industries.”  (International Journal of Food Science & Technology, 1 May 2013)

“While intended for professionals in the field, the book is clearly written with abundant photographs and clear illustrations.”  (Book News, 1 April 2012)

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