Drying of Solids. This item is unavailable.Drying of Solids

Thermal drying has wide applications in agricultural chemical food mineral processing paper pharmaceutical polymer and wood processing industries. To select operate and service dryers for optimal technoeconomical conditions requires good general knowledge of the conventional and novel drying equipment available on the market. The text has been compiled with the intent of providing basic practical information on various industrial dryers and reviewing selected conventional and more recent drying technologies. Fore the interested reader a special section of the book includes extensive yet selective bibliographies of up to date literature on specific topics. Emerging drying technologies are also covered in detail. This book also contains selected invited research contributions from around the world. This collective effort combining the expertise and experience of drying researchers and practitioners internationally will help engineers scientists and technologists keep abreast of recent developments in the rapidly evolving field of thermal drying. (jacket) 529 pp.…