EFFECT OF HUMIDITY ON THE DRYING RATES OF CARPET TILES

The effects of humidity on the drying rates of carpet tile depend on b oth gas stream temperature and now rate, and are much larger in the wa rm-up and constant rate periods than in the falling rate period. The e xistence of inversion temperatures is investigated for carpet tile dry ing. For a given flow condition, an inversion temperature is the tempe rature at which the drying rate in a superheated steam environment equ als that in air. Inversion temperatures are 177 degrees C and 214 degr ees C for the low flow and high now conditions of this study, respecti vely.