Affiliation:
1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University / Indonesia
Abstract
Uneven drying is a prominent problem in the performance of Flatbed type grain dryer. An effort to move around the materials during the drying process is needed in order to get a uniformed drying rate. This paper investigates the conditions of an evenly distributed reduction of materials' water content during drying, using a flatbed dryer and a stirring mechanization system. It is found that ≥ 4rpm stirring rotation produces a relatively even drying result after 1 hour, and that there exists a second airflow that leaked due to the stirring process moving around with the motion of the stirrer.
Subject
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,Mechanical Engineering,Food Science
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