Spray Dryers A Guide to Performance Evaluation [Paperback]

Spray Dryers: A Guide to Performance Evaluation, Second Edition discusses the reasons for spray drying. These reasons are usually to produce a product with certain desired properties or with better efficiency than other methods. The book discusses how to plan in light of these objectives and gives guidance on the variables affecting product properties and dryer performance, to decide which variables to evaluate. Technical spray dryer installations are briefly described. Checklists are given to aid in planning measurements and listing steps needed for a test.Purpose and Scope.

Purpose.

Purpose.

Summary.

Scope of Spray Drying.

Reasons for Testing Spray Dryers.

Design vs. Operational Variables.

Liability.

Definitions and Descriptions of Terms.

Dryer Design.

Dryer Chamber.

Airflow Patterns.

Product Flow.

Atomizer.

Heating Methods.

Product Recovery.

Airflow Motive Force.

Description of Terms.

Drying.

Test Planning.

Preliminary Objectives.

Test Objectives.

Test Objectives.

Organizational Resources.

Schedule.

Dryer Controls and Instrumentation.

Peripheral Equipment.

Pretest Calculations.

Test Plan.

Environmental.

Cleaning and Inspection.

Dry Run .

Types of Test.

Dryer System Capacity.

Heat and Material Balance.

Product Properties.

Acceptance Test.

Variables Affecting Produl3-