Question: 1 1 . 2 1 Fresh air containing 0 . 0 1 k g of water ? k g of dry air is mixed with

11.21 Fresh air containing 0.01kg of water ?kg of dry air is mixed with recycled air containing 0.15kg of water kg of dry air and is blown over a wet solid in a drier. In a certain operation, the wet solid contains 15%(weight) moisture and it is to be dried to a final moisture content of 5% by evaporating moisture into the air blown over it. The fresh air and recycled air are mixed in such proportions that the air blown over the solid contains 0.03kg of moisture ?kg of dry air. A part of the air leaving the drier which contains 0.1kg of water is recycled. For 100kg of wet material charged, determine:
(a) The ratio of dry air in the recycled air to that in the fresh air AnAnd: 1:6
(b) The quantity of dry air in the fresh air feed Ans:75.79kg
(c) The amount of dry air recycled. Ans:12.53kgm

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