clear; clc; printf("\t Example 6.12\n"); d=.22; //density of dry pulp in g/cc; Ls=1.125*10^-2*.22*10^3; //mass of bone dry solid ais the drying surface A=1.5*1.5*2; //both upper surafce and lower surface are exposed v=1.5*1.5*.5; //volume of material Nc=1.4; //in kg/m^2*hr x2=.2; //moisture content on wet basis finally after drying Xcr=0.46; //crtical moisture content X1=0.15; //moisture content on dry basis intially X2=0.085; //moisture content on dry basis finally after drying Xbar=0.025; //equillibrium moisture //tbar=(Ls/(A*Nc))*((Xcr-Xbar)*log((Xcr-Xbar)/(X2-Xbar))); // but initial moisture is more than Xcr, so there is constant rate drying period and only falling rate peroid is observed tbar=(Ls/(A*Nc))*((Xcr-Xbar)*log((X1-Xbar)/(X2-Xbar))); printf("\n the time for drying the sheets from 15 to 8.5 percent moisture under same drying conditions is :%f min",tbar*60); //end