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An optimization model of the operating costs of a fluidized bed steam-drying plant
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2002-04
Sprache
English
Volume
80
Issue
2
Start Page
326
End Page
333
Citation
Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 80 (2): 326-333 (2002-01)
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
A model is developed to determine an optimum apparatus geometry and, for given apparatus dimensions, a financially optimal fluidized bed height. The parameters that effect the operating costs are the bed mass, the apparatus diameter and the gas mass flow rate. To implement such cost optimization, a physics-based mathematical model for describing the thermodynamic processes in fluidized bed steam-drying is briefly explained and presented. The most important conclusion is not to operate the fluidized bed for a drying process below a certain minimum cost, calculated with the help of the modelling. The problem, when describing the drying process and consequently the mass transfer, is that in the superheated steam drying case studied here, water is evaporated as moisture and withdrawn into an atmosphere of vapor water.
Subjects
Drying
Fluidized bed
Modelling
Optimization