A flow of 0.35 kg/s of a solid is to be dried from 15 per cent to 0.5 per cent moisture on a dry basis. The mean specific heat capacity of the solids is 2.2 kJ/kg deg K. It is proposed that a...

Extracted text: A flow of 0.35 kg/s of a solid is to be dried from 15 per cent to 0.5 per cent moisture on a dry basis. The mean specific heat capacity of the solids is 2.2 kJ/kg deg K. It is proposed that a co-current adiabatic dryer should be used with the solids entering at 300 K and, because of the heat sensitive nature of the solids, leaving at 325 K. Hot air is available at 400 K with a humidity of 0.01 kg/kg dry air and the maximum allowable mass velocity of the air is 0.95 kg/m²s. What diameter and length should be specified for the proposed dryer?