Drying of Particles

TOPIC AREAS The Significance of PT Formation from Gas Formation from Liquid Comminution, Attrition Size Enlargement Particle Physics Particle Characterization:    Non-Optical Methods    Optical Methods Storage / Discharge:    Mechanics: wall stress    Dynamics: flow Pneumatic Conveying Fluidized Bed Mixing and De-mixing Separation by Size P./Gas Separation P./Liquid Separation Dispersion in Fluids Rheology Reaction Heating, Drying Safety Simulation, Modeling Specific Applications ERPT Home Page

Web Tutorials (not ERPT)   "Produce Uniform Particles by Spray Drying",           by David E. Oakley (AEA Technology), Chemical Engineering Progress, October 1997, pp. 48-54 (a PDF file) -- www.aeat.co.uk/pes/consult/pdf/dry.pdf Web Sites of Educational Interest Nucleation and Crystallization during Drying           by Stephen R. Byrn and Steven L. Nail (Purdue Univ.) They describe the principles involved -- www.pharmacy.purdue.edu/~nsf/projects/byrn-nucleation.html Practical Guide to Industrial Drying, ed. S. Devahastin (Exergex, Montreal, 2000) includes Chapter 1: Fundamental Principles of Drying           by A. S. Mujumdar and S. Devahastin -- www.geocities.com/drying_guru/chapter1fundamentals.pdf Chapter 2: Classification and Selection of Industrial Dryers           by A. S. Mujumdar explains the operating principles of dryers and gives criteria for selecting dryers for industrial use. -- www.geocities.com/drying_guru/class.html Industrial-scale Dryers           by Swenson Process Equipment Inc. The operation and typical installations of spray, rotary, fluid-bed, and flash dryers and coolers -- www.swenson-equip.com/dryers.html Spray Drying           by Spray Drying Systems (SDS) The advantages of spray drying over other methods of drying particles are summarized, with discussions of the factors that affect the choice of components for the drying system. --- www.spraydrysys.com/spraydryers.htm Non-Web Resources Solids Drying: Principles, Selection, Operation & Troubleshooting           several short courses by HyproTech -- see ERPT's list of non-Web resources

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