1. In a low-temperature drying situation, air at 50oC and 10% RH is being passed over a bed of diced carrots at the rate of 20kg air per second. If the rate of evaporation of water from the carrots, measured by the rate of change of weight of the carrots, is 0.16 kg/s estimate the temperature and RH of the air leaving the dryer.

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Answer From the psychometric chart Humidity of air at 50C and 10RH 00077 kg kg 1 Hum... View the full answer