Energy savings. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Evangelos Tsotsas and Arun S. Mujumdar.
• Other Names: Tsotsas, Evangelos; Mujumdar, Arun S
• Contents: Modern Drying Technology: Energy Savings; Contents; Series Preface; Preface of Volume 4; List of Contributors; Recommended Notation; EFCE Working Party on Drying; Address List; 1 Fundamentals of Energy Analysis of Dryers; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Energy in Industrial Drying; 1.3 Fundamentals of Dryer Energy Usage; 1.3.1 Evaporation Load; 1.3.2 Dryer Energy Supply; 1.3.3 Evaluation of Energy Inefficiencies and Losses: Example; 1.3.3.1 Dryer Thermal Inefficiencies; 1.3.3.2 Inefficiencies in the Utility (Heat Supply) System; 1.3.3.3 Other Energy Demands; 1.3.4 Energy Cost and Environmental Impact 1.3.4.1 Primary Energy Use1.3.4.2 Energy Costs; 1.3.4.3 Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Carbon Footprint; 1.4 Setting Targets for Energy Reduction; 1.4.1 Energy Targets; 1.4.2 Pinch Analysis; 1.4.2.1 Basic Principles; 1.4.2.2 Application of Pinch Analysis to Dryers; 1.4.2.3 The Appropriate Placement Principle Applied to Dryers; 1.4.2.4 Pinch Analysis and Utility Systems; 1.4.3 Drying in the Context of the Overall Process; 1.5 Classification of Energy Reduction Methods; 1.5.1 Reducing the Heater Duty of a Convective Dryer; 1.5.2 Direct Reduction of Dryer Heat Duty 1.5.2.1 Reducing the Inherent Heat Requirement for Drying1.5.2.2 Altering Operating Conditions to Improve Dryer Efficiency; 1.5.3 Heat Recovery and Heat Exchange; 1.5.3.1 Heat Exchange Within the Dryer; 1.5.3.2 Heat Exchange with Other Processes; 1.5.4 Alternative Utility Supply Systems; 1.5.4.1 Low Cost utilities; 1.5.4.2 Improving Energy Supply System Efficiency; 1.5.4.3 Combined Heat and Power; 1.5.4.4 Heat Pumps; 1.6 Case Study; 1.6.1 Process Description and Dryer Options; 1.6.2 Analysis of Dryer Energy Consumption; 1.6.3 Utility Systems and CHP; 1.7 Conclusions; References 2 Mechanical Solid-Liquid Separation Processes and Techniques2.1 Introduction and Overview; 2.2 Density Separation Processes; 2.2.1 Froth Flotation; 2.2.2 Sedimentation; 2.3 Filtration; 2.3.1 Cake Filtration; 2.3.2 Sieving and Blocking Filtration; 2.3.3 Crossflow Micro- and Ultra-Filtration; 2.3.4 Depth and Precoat Filtration; 2.4 Enhancement of Separation Processes by Additional Electric or Magnetic Forces; 2.5 Mechanical/Thermal Hybrid Processes; 2.6 Important Aspects of Efficient Solid-Liquid Separation Processes; 2.6.1 Mode of Apparatus Operation 2.6.2 Combination of Separation Apparatuses2.6.3 Suspension Pre-Treatment Methods to Improve Separation Conditions; 2.7 Conclusions; References; 3 Energy Considerations in Osmotic Dehydration; 3.1 Scope; 3.2 Introduction; 3.3 Mass Transfer Kinetics; 3.3.1 Pretreatments; 3.3.2 Product; 3.3.3 Osmotic Solution; 3.3.4 Treatment Conditions; 3.4 Modeling of Osmotic Dehydration; 3.5 Osmotic Dehydration -- Two Major Issues; 3.5.1 Quality Issues; 3.5.2 Energy Issues; 3.5.2.1 Osmo-Convective Drying; 3.5.2.2 Osmo-Freeze Drying; 3.5.2.3 Osmo-Microwave Drying; 3.5.2.4 Osmotic-Vacuum Drying; 3.6 Conclusions
• Publisher Details: Weinheim, Germany : Wiley-VCH
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxxiii, 342 pages)
• Subjects: 660/.28426; Drying; Drying agents; Drying equipment industry -- Energy conservation; Energy conservation; SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Industrial & Technical; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical; Drying; Drying agents; Energy conservation; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783527631698; 3527631690; 3527315594; 9783527315598; 3527644016; 9783527644018; 9786613414045; 6613414042; 3527631682; 9783527631681
• Related ISBNs: 9783527315598
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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