Question: Air recycle during drying. The following flowsheet shows the process of drying wood particles. Wet particles enter the dryer at 2 5 weight % water

Air recycle during drying. The following flowsheet shows the process of drying wood
particles. Wet particles enter the dryer at 25 weight % water (wet basis moisture content)
and exit the dryer at 5 weight percent water (wet basis moisture content). Ambient air
which is 4.73 mole % water is mixed with recycled air before the mixture enters the dryer.
Part of the moist air from the dryer (9.31 mole % water) is recycled and the rest is released
to the atmosphere.
Question:
What is the amount of recycle air (in pound-moles) per 100 pounds of dry particles if the
concentration of water in the air entering the dryer is 5.20 mole%?

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