Study of residence time distribution in a pilot-Scale screw conveyor dryer

Drying Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 249-259

  Waje, S S ^a   Patel, A K ^a   Thorat, B N ^a   Mujumdar, A S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Axial dispersion; Backflow; Fraction of plug flow; Mean residence time; Pilot scale; Relative stagnancy; RTD; Screw effectiveness; Variance

Indexed keywords

DRYING; FEEDING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MIXING; SCREW CONVEYORS;

FEED RATE; INTERPARTICLE MIXING; PLUG FLOW; RESIDENCE TIME;

DRYERS (EQUIPMENT);

DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); DRYING; FEEDING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MIXING; SCREW CONVEYORS;

EID: 33847632918     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930601161120     Document Type: Article

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