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This experiment aimed to determine the yield and effects of various factors on the recovery of solids from a liquid feed processed in a spray dryer. Milk solution was sprayed into a hot air chamber to be dried into powder form. The mass of powder recovered in collection cyclones before and after drying was measured. Under test conditions of 40m3/h air flow, 30m3/h fluid flow, 75°C exhaust and 250°C set temperature, 0.1 bar compressor pressure, the yield was only 6%, indicating an unsuccessful experiment.

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Ex 06

This experiment aimed to determine the yield and effects of various factors on the recovery of solids from a liquid feed processed in a spray dryer. Milk solution was sprayed into a hot air chamber to be dried into powder form. The mass of powder recovered in collection cyclones before and after drying was measured. Under test conditions of 40m3/h air flow, 30m3/h fluid flow, 75°C exhaust and 250°C set temperature, 0.1 bar compressor pressure, the yield was only 6%, indicating an unsuccessful experiment.

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EXPERIMENT N0 06

To research the product recovery of solid powder produced by a spray drier from
a liquid feed.

Objective:
The purpose of this experiment is to ascertain the spray dryer's yield and the effects of other factors on
the recovery of solids from processing fluid, including,

 Compressor pressure
 Fluid flow rate
 Heater temperature
 Air flow rate

Theory:
By spraying the liquid feed into a hot drying medium, a material can be converted from a fluid condition
to a dried powder form by the process of spray drying. One of the most affordable and economically
viable drying methods is this one. To distribute liquid or slurry in a spray with controlled droplet size, all
spray dryers employ a specific type of spray nozzle. This technique is only employed for liquid slurries.

Procedure:
 To prepare 10% milk solution, combine 50g of dry milk powder with 500ml of hot water.
 The heater was turned on when the solution was prepared, the desired temperature was chosen, and
the green button was clicked to activate the blower for a certain air flow.
 Priming was finished by removing the air bubble with tap water.
 After the milk solution reached the desired temperature, the pump and compressor were turned ON,
and the milk solution was poured beneath the peristaltic pump section head.
 Showering was made feasible by high pressure, a pump, and a specific fluid flow up to the atomizer.
 While taking a shower, the hot gas that is passed through the beater makes contact with the liquid
there and starts to dry.
 Dried milk powder was transferred and deposited inside each cyclone in succession.
 The crest of the cyclone released hot gases.
 The recovered dry milk powder was calculated using the weight of the cyclone both before and after the
drying process.

Conditions:
• Air flow rate = 40m3/h
• Fluid flow rate = 30m3/h
• Exhaust temperature = 75 degree C
• Set temperature = 250 degree C
• Compressor pressure = 0.1 bar

Observations & Calculations:


Weight before drying = 214g
Weight after drying = 217g
Dry milk used = 50g
Dry milk recovered = (217 - 214)g
=3g
𝒅𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒌 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅
Percentage% yield = * 100
𝒅𝒓𝒚 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒌 𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅

𝟑
= *100
𝟓𝟎

= 6%

Conclusion:
We can infer that our method does not yield well based on the yield of 6%. It's the outcome of an
experiment gone wrong.

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