2.15 Corn Pops is a puffed grain breakfast cereal made by Kellogg's. (a) Corn Pops production line extrudes 600 kg of fresh breakfast cereal at a moisture content of 31.6 % db. The product is then sent to a tunnel dryer to drop its moisture to 15.25% wb. The belt conveyor, which is used to deliver the product from the extruder to the dryer, has a malfunction that causes 5% product loss. Calculate the drying time if the dryer has the ability to remove 75 kg of water per hour. (b) After the drying process the dried product has to be covered tightly until it is sent to the packaging unit. Unfortunately, one night, the production superintendent forgot to instruct the shift workers to do so. In that hot and humid summer night, product absorbed some moisture and its moisture content has increased to 20.5% db. Calculate the amount of water gained overnight. Drying time 47 min Water absorbed overnight = 10.8 kg = 2.15 Corn Pops is a puffed grain breakfast cereal made by Kellogg's. (a) Corn Pops production line extrudes 600 kg of fresh breakfast cereal at a moisture content of 31.6 % db. The product is then sent to a tunnel dryer to drop its moisture to 15.25% wb. The belt conveyor, which is used to deliver the product from the extruder to the dryer, has a malfunction that causes 5% product loss. Calculate the drying time if the dryer has the ability to remove 75 kg of water per hour. (b) After the drying process the dried product has to be covered tightly until it is sent to the packaging unit. Unfortunately, one night, the production superintendent forgot to instruct the shift workers to do so. In that hot and humid summer night, product absorbed some moisture and its moisture content has increased to 20.5% db. Calculate the amount of water gained overnight. Drying time 47 min Water absorbed overnight = 10.8 kg =