Mass Transfer
If the solubilities of different components (in a liquid-liquid extraction system) increase with rise in temperature, then the temperature above which they dissolve completely is known as the critical solution temperature (CST or consolute temperature). If solubilities increase with decrease in temperature, then CST is the temperature below which they dissolve completely. If a binary system has no critical solution temperature, it implies that
The system comprises of an azeotrope
The system comprises of miscible liquids
The system comprises of partially mis-cible liquids
On heating, a vapor phase will appear ; while on cooling, a solid phase will appear
Recommended peripherial speed of a rotary drier is in the range of 10 to 30 metres/minute
Hold up of a rotary drier is defined as the fraction of the dryer volume occupied by the solid at any instant. The best performance for rotary drier is obtained, when the hold up is in the range of 0.
Flights (located in the inside shell of rotary dryer) lift the material being dried and shower it down through the current of hot air/gases. It extends from the wall to a distance which is about 8-12%
Rotary dryer is suitable for drying sticky material
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