Fluidised bed drying of agro products

Authors
Anantharaman, N Sundaram, S Ibrahim, SH
Citation
N. Anantharaman et al., Fluidised bed drying of agro products, BIOPROC ENG, 23(4), 2000, pp. 411-415
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Biotecnology & Applied Microbiology
Journal title
BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING
ISSN journal
0178515X → ACNP
Volume
23
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
411 - 415
Database
ISI
SICI code
0178-515X(200010)23:4<411:FBDOAP>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Agro products like raagi, millets and caraway were dried in a fluidised bed dryer and their heat and mass transfer coefficients evaluated during the c onstant rate period. The Nusselt number and Sherwood number were related to Peclet number and bed height to particle size ratio. Generalised relations of the form, Nu = a(Pe(h))(b)(H/d(p))(C), Sh = d(Pe(m))(e)(H/d(p))(f), has been proposed.