AIChE Equipment Testing Procedure: Continuous Direct-Heat Rotary Dryers: A Guide to Performance Evaluation

The newest edition of the AIChE® manual to continuousdirect-heat rotary dryers Continuous Direct-Heat Rotary Dryers, Third Edition is thelatest text in the AIChE® Equipment Testing Procedure series.This new edition continues to provide chemical engineers, plantmanagers, and other professionals in the chemical processindustries with helpful advice about performance evaluation. This text is an indispensable procedural guide with universalapplications. With test results computed in both conventional andSI units, this handy resource provides standardized methods,real-world numbers for computer simulations and designs, and avariety of equipment testing practices based on theory, practicalexperience, and technical know-how. Continuous Direct-HeatRotary Dryers contains: Two introductory chapters that review dryer descriptions,mechanics, and terms One section devoted to test planning, including testingconditions, dryer material and heat balances, and testpreparation Six chapters that discuss rotary dryer instruments and variousmethods of measure Two sections-for a total of seven chapters-dedicated tocomputation and interpretation of results Continuous Direct-Heat Rotary Dryers is a handy blend oftextbook and manufacturer's literature. This portable text iscarefully organized so that the busy professional can easily findthe information he or she needs to perform a detailed acceptancetest on new equipment, calculate its optimum use, collect accuratedata for maintenance, or troubleshoot. In addition to its methods and techniques, this AIChE®resource also contains valuable appendixes for nomenclature, sampleproblem-SI units, sample problem-English units, and generalreference. With its engineer-tested procedures and thoroughexplanations, Continuous Direct-Heat Rotary Dryers is anessential text for anyone engaged in implementing new technology inequipment design, identifying process problems, and optimizingequipment performance.