Handbook of Industrial Drying, 4th Edition

By far the most commonly encountered and energy-intensive unit operation in almost all industrial sectors, industrial drying continues to attract the interest of scientists, researchers, and engineers. The Handbook of Industrial Drying, Fourth Edition not only delivers a comprehensive treatment of the current state of the art, but also serves as a consultative reference for streamlining industrial drying operations.

New to the Fourth Edition:

• Computational fluid dynamic simulation
• Solar, impingement, and pulse combustion drying
• Drying of fruits, vegetables, sugar, biomass, and coal
• Physicochemical aspects of sludge drying
• Life-cycle assessment of drying systems

Covering commonly encountered dryers as well as innovative dryers with future potential, the Handbook of Industrial Drying, Fourth Edition not only details the latest developments in the field, but also explains how improvements in dryer design and operation can increase energy efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Preface

Section I : Fundamental Aspects
Chapter 1 : Principles, Classification, and Selection of Dryers
Chapter 2 : Experimental Techniques in Drying
Chapter 3 : Basic Process Calculations and Simulations in Drying
Chapter 4 : Transport Properties in the Drying of Solids
Chapter 5 : Spreadsheet-Aided Dryer Design

Section II : Description of Various Dryer Types
Chapter 6 : Indirect Dryers
Chapter 7 : Rotary Drying
Chapter 8 : Fluidized Bed Dryers
Chapter 9 : Industrial Spray Drying Systems
Chapter 10 : Theoretical Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Spray Drying Processes
Chapter 11 : Drum Dryers
Chapter 12 : Freeze Drying
Chapter 13 : Microwave and Dielectric Drying
Chapter 14 : Solar Drying
Chapter 15 : Spouted Bed Drying
Chapter 16 : Impingement Drying
Chapter 17 : Pneumatic and Flash Drying
Chapter 18 : Conveyor Dryers
Chapter 19 : Infrared Drying
Chapter 20 : Superheated Steam Drying
Chapter 21 : Special Drying Techniques and Novel Dryers
Chapter 22 : Intermittent Drying
Chapter 23 : Pulse Combustion Drying

Section III : Drying in Various Industrial Sectors
Chapter 24 : Drying of Foodstuffs
Chapter 25 : Drying of Fish and Seafood
Chapter 26 : Grain Drying
Chapter 27 : Grain Property Values and Their Measurement
Chapter 28 : Drying of Rice
Chapter 29 : Drying of Fruits and Vegetables
Chapter 30 : Drying of Herbal Medicines and Tea
Chapter 31 : Drying of Potato, Sweet Potato, and Other Roots
Chapter 32 : Osmotic Dehydration of Fruits and Vegetables
Chapter 33 : Drying of Pharmaceutical Products
Chapter 34 : Drying of Nanosize Products
Chapter 35 : Drying of Ceramics
Chapter 36 : Drying of Peat and Biofuels
Chapter 37 : Drying of Fibrous Materials
Chapter 38 : Drying of Textile Products
Chapter 39 : Drying of Pulp and Paper
Chapter 40 : Drying of Wood: Principles and Practices
Chapter 41 : Drying of Biomass
Chapter 42 : Drying in Mineral Processing
Chapter 43 : Dewatering and Drying of Wastewater Treatment Sludge
Chapter 44 : Physicochemical Aspects of Sludge Drying
Chapter 45 : Drying of Biotechnological Products
Chapter 46 : Drying of Coated Webs
Chapter 47 : Drying of Polymers
Chapter 48 : Drying of Enzymes
Chapter 49 : Drying of Proteins
Chapter 50 : Product Functionality-Oriented Drying Process related to Pharmaceutical Particle Engineering
Chapter 51 : Drying of Coal

Section IV : Miscellaneous Topics in Industrial Drying
Chapter 52 : Dryer Feeding Systems
Chapter 53 : Dryer Emission Control Systems
Chapter 54 : Energy Aspects in Drying
Chapter 55 : Heat Pump Drying Systems
Chapter 56 : Safety Aspects of Industrial Dryers
Chapter 57 : Control of Industrial Dryers
Chapter 58 : Solid–Liquid Separation for Pretreatment of Drying Operation
Chapter 59 : Frying of Foods
Chapter 60 : Use of Simprosys in Drying Flowsheet Calculations
Chapter 61 : Life Cycle-Assessment of Drying Systems
Chapter 62 : Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Aspects of Drying
Chapter 63 : Supercritical Fluid-Assisted Drying
Chapter 64 : Industrial Crystallization
Chapter 65 : Cost-Estimation Methods for Drying

Index