INDIRECT HEAT TRANSFER AND DRYING IN MECHANICALLY AGITATED GRANULAR BEDS - AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of combined osmotic dehydration and deep fat frying on mango tissue and to determine sorption isotherms for the final products. Fresh, osmotic dehydrated (OD), and OD-fried (chips) slices of Palmer and Tommy Atkins cultivars were examined by scanning electron microscopy. Sorption isotherms of mango chips were obtained using dynamic vapor sorption. Micrographs suggested that osmotic treatment had no effect on tissue structure, while chips showed a shrunk cellular matrix and plasmolyzed cells, with oil globules adhered to the surface. Isotherms of mango chips had type-III characteristics for both cultivars.     

高粘度流体在机械搅拌槽中的传热

研究了高粘度牛顿流体和非牛顿流体在螺杆-导流筒、螺杆-导流筒-直管组两种搅拌体系中的传热行为。结果表明,设置导流筒和直管组后,对夹套侧的传热膜系数α_j没有明显影响,导流筒侧和直管组直管外侧的传热膜系数α_d和α_c都较α_j大,传热面积比夹套增加一倍左右,从而增强了搅拌槽的传热能力。在所有几何因素中,搅拌桨径 d和导流筒内径 D_(ti)对传热膜系数影响最大。搅拌桨的转向对传热无明显影响。分析了传热关联式中 Re的方次的变化情况。用因次分析和回归分析得到的夹套、导流筒和直管组传热面的传热关联式和文献结果吻合甚好。     

HEAT,MOMENTUM, AND MASS TRANSFER MEASUREMENTS IN INDIRECT AGITATED SLUDGE DRYER

ABSTRACT

Whereas indirect agitated drying has been extensively studied for granular materials, little is known in the case of pasty products. We describe an experimental set up specially designed for the investigation of drying kinetics, of heat transfer coefficient evolution, and of the mechanical torque necessary for stirring. This device was applied to municipal sewage sludge. Preliminary experiments were performed to investigate the influence of ageing of sludge on the drying kinetics. It appears that ageing does have no effect except for the first two days. The influences of the wall temperature, the stirrer speed, the dryer load and the location of the stirrer against the heated wall were studied. Three different rheological behaviors were observed during sludge drying. In particular, the sludge goes through a “glue” phase, and high levels of mechanical strain are recorded when the compact mass begins to break up. A critical stirrer speed is found within the range 40–60 rpm. To shorten the drying time, it seems better to adjust the wall temperature in accordance with the moisture content of the sludge.     

HEAT, MOMENTUM, AND MASS TRANSFER MEASUREMENTS IN INDIRECT AGITATED SLUDGE DRYER

Whereas indirect agitated drying has been extensively studied for granular materials, little is known in the case of pasty products. We describe an experimental set up specially designed for the investigation of drying kinetics, of heat transfer coefficient evolution, and of the mechanical torque necessary for stirring. This device was applied to municipal sewage sludge. Preliminary experiments were performed to investigate the influence of ageing of sludge on the drying kinetics. It appears that ageing does have no effect except for the first two days. The influences of the wall temperature, the stirrer speed, the dryer load and the location of the stirrer against the heated wall were studied. Three different rheological behaviors were observed during sludge drying. In particular, the sludge goes through a “glue” phase, and high levels of mechanical strain are recorded when the compact mass begins to break up. A critical stirrer speed is found within the range 40-60 rpm. To shorten the drying time, it seems better to adjust the wall temperature in accordance with the moisture content of the sludge.     

HEAT TRANSFER BETWEEN PACKED,AGITATED AND FLUIDIZED BEDS AND SUBMERGED SURFACES

Heat transfer between packed, agitated and fluidized beds and submerged surfaces is treated by a common theoretical concept. The thermal properties appearing in this concept may be predicted a priori. The remaining problem is how to describe the particle motion. It is shown that the penetration model, which is well known from gas liquid systems, also applies to gas-solid systems. The results of the theoretical approach are compared with numerous experimental data obtained from literature.     

PARTIUE FLOW AND CONTACf HEAT TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS OF STIRRED GRANULAR BEDS

This paper presents a new contact heat transfer model for estimation of wallto- bed heat transfer rates based exclusively on information on particle flow and mixing within a stirred granular bed. The effects of solids flow ability, bed height, blade rotational speed, size of the annular wall-to-blade clearance, vessel diameter and aeration of the bed on the overall solids mixing patterns, particle renewal rates and contact heat transfer in vessels agitated with flat paddles are presented and discussed. The model is shown to yield satisfactory agreement With expenrnental data.     

PARTICLE-LIQUID MASS TRANSFER IN MULTIIMPELLER MECHANICALLY AGITATED CONTACTORS

The mass transfer coefficients between solid particles and liquids in high aspect ratio contactors agitated by multiple impellers have been reported. Two vessel sizes i.e., 0.15 m and 0.30m I.D. each with a length of 1.0 m were used. The effects of particle size, liquid viscosity and agitation speed were studied using two types of impellers, i.e., disc turbine (DT) and pitched turbine downflow (PTD). The spacings between two impellers were maintained at tank diameter. A simple mass transfer correlation based on critical suspension speed is proposed.     

SIMULATION OF THE HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER PROCESS DURING DRYING IN DEEP GRAIN BEDS

ABSTRACT

Grain drying is a simultaneous heat and moisture transfer problem. The modelling of such a problem is of significance in understanding and controlling the drying process. In the present study, a mathematical model for coupled heat and moisture transfer problem is presented. The model consists of four partial differential equations for mass balance, heat balance, heat transfer and drying rate. A simple finite difference method is used to solve the equations. The method shows good flexibility in choosing time and space steps which enable the simulation of long term grain drying/cooling processes. A deep barley bed is used as an example of grain beds in the current simulation. The results are verified against experimental data taken from literature. The analysis of the effects of operating conditions on the temperature and moisture content within the bed is also carried out     

SIMULATION OF THE HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER PROCESS DURING DRYING IN DEEP GRAIN BEDS

Grain drying is a simultaneous heat and moisture transfer problem. The modelling of such a problem is of significance in understanding and controlling the drying process. In the present study, a mathematical model for coupled heat and moisture transfer problem is presented. The model consists of four partial differential equations for mass balance, heat balance, heat transfer and drying rate. A simple finite difference method is used to solve the equations. The method shows good flexibility in choosing time and space steps which enable the simulation of long term grain drying/cooling processes. A deep barley bed is used as an example of grain beds in the current simulation. The results are verified against experimental data taken from literature. The analysis of the effects of operating conditions on the temperature and moisture content within the bed is also carried out     

HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN IMPINGEMENT DRYING

ABSTRACT

In industrial drying applications, efficient transfer of heat and mass between a drying medium and the material being dried is very critical for the overall economics of the operation. Impinging jets are therefore widely used for their enhanced tmnsport characteristics, especially for drying of continuous sheets of materials such as paper and textiles. In such applications, a thin sheet of material, as wide as 6m in cross machine direction, speeds at velocities as high as 90 km/hr under high velocity jets emerging from a confining surface parallel to the material surface. Many variables and effects need to k considered for proper design of such impinging jet systems: nozzle geometry and size, nozzle configuration, location of exhaust pons, nozzle-to-surface separation, jet-to-jet separation, cross flow, jet exit velocity and surface motion. For permeable materials, additional enhancement of heat and mass transfer that occur when some of the impinging gas is removed through the material makes this option an atmctive one.

Here, we review the above effects and offer predictive correlations from literature which may be used in the design of high velocity impinging jet systems.     

搅拌槽内气－液体系的分散、传质和传热

综述了搅拌槽内气－液体系分散、传质和传热特性，比较了搅拌器类型、通气方式和多级搅拌器对混合性能的影响。对文献中观点的分歧进行了探讨，由此得到两个传质系数关联式，并揭示出给热系数随操作条件变化的机理。     

HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER IN IMPINGEMENT DRYING

In industrial drying applications, efficient transfer of heat and mass between a drying medium and the material being dried is very critical for the overall economics of the operation. Impinging jets are therefore widely used for their enhanced tmnsport characteristics, especially for drying of continuous sheets of materials such as paper and textiles. In such applications, a thin sheet of material, as wide as 6m in cross machine direction, speeds at velocities as high as 90 km/hr under high velocity jets emerging from a confining surface parallel to the material surface. Many variables and effects need to k considered for proper design of such impinging jet systems: nozzle geometry and size, nozzle configuration, location of exhaust pons, nozzle-to-surface separation, jet-to-jet separation, cross flow, jet exit velocity and surface motion. For permeable materials, additional enhancement of heat and mass transfer that occur when some of the impinging gas is removed through the material makes this option an atmctive one.

Here, we review the above effects and offer predictive correlations from literature which may be used in the design of high velocity impinging jet systems.     

HEAT TRANSFER IN SPOUTED BEDS

Experiments were carried out in order to analyse the wall-to-bed and fluid-to-particle heat transfer coefficients in spouted Beds. wall-to-bed heat transfer coefficients were determined in cylindrical-conical and conical spouted beds for various gas flow rates, particle sizes and bed heights for spouted beds with and without draft tubes.

A new definition for wall-to-bed transfer coefficient was proposed baaed on experimental observations.

The heat tranefer area was also studied to ensure that a physically significant fluid-to-particle heat transfer coefficient was achieved.     

HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER DURING DRYING OF GRANULAR PRODUCTS BY COMBINED CONVECTION AND CONDUCTION

Numerical simulation of grain drying in a vertical cylindrical bed has been carried out with an imposed hot air flow and a conductive heat flux at the wall.

The model equations are numerically solved using a finite volume method. The numerical simulation gives the time and space evolution of temperature when the lateral area of the cylinder is heated by a constant density flux and a constant temperature. The influence of different parameters (essentially the ratio of heat flux to the heat capacity of flow, and the dryer geometry) on the relative moisture content and the drying time is examined.     

HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER DURING DRYING OF GRANULAR PRODUCTS BY COMBINED CONVECTION AND CONDUCTION

Abstract

Numerical simulation of grain drying in a vertical cylindrical bed has been carried out with an imposed hot air flow and a conductive heat flux at the wall.

The model equations are numerically solved using a finite volume method. The numerical simulation gives the time and space evolution of temperature when the lateral area of the cylinder is heated by a constant density flux and a constant temperature. The influence of different parameters (essentially the ratio of heat flux to the heat capacity of flow, and the dryer geometry) on the relative moisture content and the drying time is examined.     

通气式搅拌槽的传热特性

研究了通式搅拌槽槽壁给热系数（ｈｗ）随通气速率和搅拌转速变化的规律和机理，在搅拌过程中存在一个临界转速，它决定了通气是增大还是减小ｈｗ。通过引入综合反映操作条件对ｈｗ影响的无因次数Ｈｚ，获得了一个偏差较小并且简单实用的ｈｗ半经验关联式。     

HEAT TRANSFER IN A CONDUCTIVE-HEATING AGITATED DRYER

Abstract

The heat transfers between the heating plane and the granular materials in both the “Stationary heating-plane type” and the “Moving heating-plane type” of the conductive-heating agitated dryers were discussed mainly from the view point of the scale-up of the dryer. Under the condition of complete mixing in the bed of bulk materials, the heat transfer models proposed for both the two types of dryers can predict the heat transfer coefficients in any sizes of the dryers. However, the complete mixing is not usually accomplished in the large scale of dryer. Hence, an “Incomplete mixing model” was proposed to estimate the effect of the incompleteness of mixing on the heat transfer coefficient. In this model, the incompleteness of mixing can be apparently taken into consideration only by increasing the contact time.     

ANALYSIS OF AERODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER IN VIBRO-FLUIDIZED BEDS

Recent experimental data on aerodynamic and heat transfer characteristics of vibro-fluidized beds of model particles are presented and discussed in the light of the limited prior information. An analysis is presented for the bed dynamics with supporting experimental data. The predicted results for bed flight time, pressure drop and average voidage are shown to agree favorably with experimental data. On the basis of experimental results, a theoretical model and a simple design chart are presented which may be used to determine favorable operating ranges for a vibro-fluid bed apparatus.     

ANALYSIS OF AERODYNAMICS AND HEAT TRANSFER IN VIBRO-FLUIDIZED BEDS

Recent experimental data on aerodynamic and heat transfer characteristics of vibro-fluidized beds of model particles are presented and discussed in the light of the limited prior information. An analysis is presented for the bed dynamics with supporting experimental data. The predicted results for bed flight time, pressure drop and average voidage are shown to agree favorably with experimental data. On the basis of experimental results, a theoretical model and a simple design chart are presented which may be used to determine favorable operating ranges for a vibro-fluid bed apparatus.     

HEAT TRANSFER IN A CONDUCTIVE-HEATING AGITATED DRYER

The heat transfers between the heating plane and the granular materials in both the “Stationary heating-plane type” and the “Moving heating-plane type” of the conductive-heating agitated dryers were discussed mainly from the view point of the scale-up of the dryer. Under the condition of complete mixing in the bed of bulk materials, the heat transfer models proposed for both the two types of dryers can predict the heat transfer coefficients in any sizes of the dryers. However, the complete mixing is not usually accomplished in the large scale of dryer. Hence, an “Incomplete mixing model” was proposed to estimate the effect of the incompleteness of mixing on the heat transfer coefficient. In this model, the incompleteness of mixing can be apparently taken into consideration only by increasing the contact time.