Drying with Humidification 4.
Increasing the inlet air temperature to
1. During the constant rate drying a dryer generally increases the drying
period, the surface temperature of the rate because it:
material being dried is approximately a) Decreases the wet-bulb temperature.
equal to the: b) Increases the mass flow rate of the
a) Dry-bulb temperature of the drying air. air.
b) Dew point temperature of the drying c) Increases the humidity of the outlet
air. air.
c) Wet-bulb temperature of the drying d) Increases the difference in humidity
air. between the air and the wet surface.
d) Boiling point of water at the system
pressure. 5. What is the primary role of the air in a
direct-heat convection dryer?
2. If unsaturated air is heated before it a) To chemically react with the material
enters a dryer, its absolute humidity being dried.
______ and its relative humidity ______. b) To supply the latent heat of
a) increases; decreases vaporization and carry away the
b) decreases; increases evaporated moisture.
c) stays the same; decreases c) To cool the surface of the solid to
d) stays the same; increases prevent overheating.
d) To reduce the total pressure inside
3. On a psychrometric chart, the path the dryer.
representing the change in air condition
as it passes through an ideal adiabatic 6. If the air leaving a dryer is nearly
dryer is a line of: saturated, it implies that:
a) Constant dry-bulb temperature a) The drying process was very
b) Constant relative humidity inefficient.
c) Constant wet-bulb temperature b) The contact time between the air and
d) Constant dew point temperature the material was long.
c) The inlet air was already very humid.
d) The material being dried had a very c) adiabatic humidification
low initial moisture content. d) condensation
7. The overall driving force for mass 10. Why can the wet-bulb temperature
transfer in a convection dryer can be of the air be used to estimate the
expressed as the difference between material temperature during constant-
the: rate drying?
a) Humidity of the air at the solid's a) Because the heat transferred to the
surface and the humidity of the bulk air. material is balanced by the latent heat of
b) Dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperatures evaporation.
of the air. b) Because the material and the air
c) Inlet air pressure and the outlet air reach thermal equilibrium quickly.
pressure. c) Because the dew point of the air is
d) Surface temperature of the solid and equal to the material temperature.
the boiling point of water. d) Because the dry-bulb thermometer
reading is always inaccurate in a dryer.
8. Preheating the inlet air to a dryer has
what effect on the maximum amount of 11. How does decreasing the humidity of
water that can be removed per kilogram the inlet air affect the drying process?
of dry air? a) It decreases the drying rate by
a) It decreases the amount. lowering the dew point.
b) It has no effect on the amount. b) It increases the drying potential and
c) It increases the amount. the drying rate.
d) It makes the amount equal to the inlet c) It has no effect on the drying rate,
humidity. only on the temperature.
d) It increases the risk of the material
9. In a direct-heat dryer, the process of overheating.
the drying air picking up moisture is a
form of ______ for the air. 12. If the same amount of heat is
a) dehumidification supplied to two streams of air, one with
b) sensible cooling low initial humidity and one with high
initial humidity, which stream will reach a 15. As air passes through a perfect
higher dry-bulb temperature? adiabatic dryer and picks up moisture,
a) The stream with high initial humidity. its enthalpy:
b) The stream with low initial humidity. a) Increases significantly.
c) Both will reach the same temperature. b) Decreases significantly.
d) It depends on the wet-bulb c) Remains constant.
temperature. d) Becomes zero.
13. The total heat required in a dryer 16-17. The semiconductor plant at the
must account for the sensible heat to Food Terminal Export Zone, an adiabatic
warm the feed, the latent heat of dryer is used where air enters at 160°F.
vaporization, and: If the air has a dew point of 68°F and it
a) The heat lost to the surroundings. picked up 0.08 lb water per 100 ft3, how
b) The kinetic energy of the moving air. saturated is the air coming out of the
c) The potential energy of the feed dryer?
material.
d) The heat of combustion of the fuel 18-19. If 100 lb of dry air at 50 F db and
used. 50 F wb is mixed with 300 lb of dry air at
110 F db and 80 F wb,
14. In the context of drying, the humid (a) the resulting mixture will have a
volume of the air is important for: dry bulb temperature of?
a) Determining the equilibrium moisture (b) What is the wet bulb temperature
content. of the resulting mixture for the
b) Calculating the energy efficiency of mixed air?
the heater.
c) Sizing the dryer, fans, and ductwork 20-21. 1000 cfm of air (A) at 95 F dry
based on the volumetric flow rate. bulb, 74 F wet bulb is mixed with 2000
d) Measuring the relative humidity of the cfm of air (B) at 650F dry bulb, 54 F wet
exit air. bulb. Determine for the mixed stream:
(a) The dry bulb temperature
(b) The wet bulb temperature
22-25. Air in an amount 1000 cfm at 150 30. Air initially at 101. 3 kPa and
F, 20% RH is passed over a refrigerated 40°C and with a relative humidity of
coil and thereby brought to 600F, 90% 50%, is cooled at constant pressure
RH with the condensed moisture to 30°C. The cooled air has a:
withdrawn at 55 F. The air is then a. higher dew point.
reheated by means of an electric b. higher absolute (specific) humidity.
heating coil to 150 F. c. higher relative humidity
(a) Compute the moisture removed d. higher wet bulb temperature.
in lb/min.
(b) Compute the heat removed by
the refrigerated coil, expressed
as tons of refrigerated coil,
expressed as tons of
refrigeration.
(c) Calculate the wattage of the
heating coil required.
26-27. An air sample has a dry-bulb
temperature of 75 F and a wet-bulb
temperature of 60 F. Using a
psychrometric chart, determine its
relative humidity and humidity ratio.
28-29. Air at 60 F dry-bulb
temperature and 80% relative
humidity is heated to 90 F dry-bulb
temperature without adding or
removing moisture. Using a
psychrometric chart, what is its final
relative humidity?