6447Chemical EngineeringMedium
A solid is being dried in the linear drying rate regime from moisture content Xo to XF. The drying rate is zero at X = 0 and the critical moisture content is the same as the initial moisture Xo. The drying time for M = (Ls/ARc) is (where, L = total mass of dry solid, A = total surface area for drying Rc = Constant maximum drying rate per unit area X = moisture content (in mass of water/mass of dry solids))________?
AM ln(Xo/XF)
BMXo ln(Xo/XF)
CM(Xo – XF)
Correct answer
B. MXo ln(Xo/XF)
Explanation
The correct answer is MXo ln(Xo/XF).