//clc() m = 1000;//kg/h (dried product) // S be the amount of dry solid in the product stream Pmoisture1 = 4;//% Pmoisture2 = 0.2;//% S = m *(1 - P/1000); X1 = Pmoisture1/(100 - Pmoisture1); X2 = Pmoisture2/(100 - Pmoisture2); //let G be the weight of dry air in the air stream Y1 = 0.01;//kg water/kg dry solid Cp = 1.507; Cw = 4.2; T1 = 298;//K T = 273;//K T2 = 333;//K Tg1 = 363;//K Tg2 = 305;//K Hs1 = (Cp + X1 * Cw) * (T1 - T); Hs2 = (Cp + X2 * Cw) * (T2 - T); //Hg = Cs(Tg - To) + Y*L //Cs = 1.005 + 1.884*Y L = 2502.3;//kJ/kg dry air Hg1 = (1.005 + 1.884 * Y1)*(Tg1 - T) + Y1 * L; Q = -40000;//kJ/h //Calculating for T2, Hg2 = 32.16 + 2562.59*Y //change in enthalpy = Q //H1 = S * Hs1 + G * HG1 = 37814.22 + 117.17G //H2 = 100728.14 + G* (32.16 + 2561.59*Y) //change in enthalpy = Q //62913.92 + G *(-85.01 + 2561.59*Y) + 40000 = 0 //102913.92 + G *(-85.01 + 2561.59*Y) = 0 (1) //moisture balance, S*X1 + G*Y1 = S*X2 + G*Y2 //G*(Y-0.01) = 39.62 (2) //solving simultaneously ( 1 ) and ( 2 ), Gdry = 3443;//kg/h G = Gdry*(1 + Y1); disp("kg/h",G,"Air requirement = ")