clear; clc; printf("\t Example 6.17\n"); //moisture content reduces from 25 to 2 r=7.5*10^-5; //constant drying rate in kg/s A1=.3*.3**2; // area of the sppecimen Nc=r/A1; //drying rate Xcr=.15/0.85; //.15 is the critical moisture content Xo=.25/.75; //.25 is the initial moisture content Xfinal=.02/0.98; //.02 is the final moisture content Xbar=0; //equillibrium moisture content A=1.2*.6*2; //area of the new solid Ls=28.8; //bone dry weight of new solid v1=.3*.3*.006; //volume of the old solid; v2=.6*1.2*.012; //volume of the new solid w2=1.8; //weight of the old solid w3=864*10^-5*1.8*10^-5/54; //weight of the bone dry solid //Nc is prporional to =(t-ts) = (G)^0.71---- whrere G is the mass flow rate v1=3; //old velocity Tg=52; //old dry bulb temperature Tw=21; //wet bulb temperature H=.002; //humidity SH=0.015; //saturated humidity vnew=5 //new velocity Tgnew=66; //new DBT Twnew=24; //new WBT Hnew=.004; //new humidity SH=.020; //new satuurated humidity //hence drying rate of air under new condition Nc=4.167*10^-4*((vnew/v1)*(273+Tg)/(273+Tgnew))^0.71 * ((.019-H)/(.015-H));//drying rate of air under new condition in kg/m^2*s DT=Ls/(A*Nc) * ((Xo-Xcr)+(Xcr-Xbar)*log((Xcr-Xbar)/(Xfinal-Xbar))); printf("\n the time for drying the sheets from 25 to 2 percent moisture under same drying conditions is :%f hours",DT/3600); //end