Influence of Particle Size on Vacuum–Fluidized Bed Drying

The effect of particle size on the vacuum–fluidized bed drying process was experimentally studied using pepper seed particles with two distinct diameters. In the constant drying rate period, the small particles demonstrated stronger drying rates resulting from higher mass transfer coefficient values...

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Published in:Drying technology 2012-02, Vol.30 (2), p.138-145
Main Authors: Kozanoglu, B, Martinez, J, Alvarez, S, Guerrero-Beltrán, J. A, Welti-Chanes, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Contact
Drying
Drying period
Falling
Fluidized bed drying
Humidity
Mass transfer
Operating temperature
Particle size
pepper
Porosity
Pressure
Temperature
Vacuum drying
Vacuum technology
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Summary:The effect of particle size on the vacuum–fluidized bed drying process was experimentally studied using pepper seed particles with two distinct diameters. In the constant drying rate period, the small particles demonstrated stronger drying rates resulting from higher mass transfer coefficient values and larger contact area for per unit particle humidity. The experimental results also showed that the falling drying rate period was controlled in the beginning by the particle diameter and later by the effective porosity of the particle. Consequently, in the beginning of the falling drying rate period the small particles presented higher drying rates, whereas toward the end of the period, the large particles, with higher effective porosity, produced stronger drying rates than the small ones. The effects of the vacuum pressure and the superficial gas velocity throughout the process were only observed in the constant drying rate period, whereas the higher operating temperatures enriched the drying rates in both periods.
ISSN:1532-2300
0737-3937
1532-2300
DOI:10.1080/07373937.2011.628427