Handbook of Industrial Drying

Section I - Fundamental Aspects

Principles, Classification, and Selection of Dryers

Experimental Techniques in Drying

Basic Process Calculations and Simulations in Drying

Transport Properties in the Drying of Solids

Spreadsheet-Aided Dryer Design

Indirect Dryers

Rotary Drying

Fluidized Bed Dryers

Industrial Spray Drying Systems

Theoretical Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Spray Drying Processes

Drum Dryers

Freeze Drying

Microwave and Dielectric Drying

Solar Drying

Spouted Bed Drying

Impingement Drying

Pneumatic and Flash Drying

Conveyor Dryers

Infrared Drying

Superheated Steam Drying

Special Drying Techniques and Novel Dryers

Intermittent Drying

Pulse Combustion Drying

Drying of Foodstuffs

Drying of Fish and Seafood

Grain Drying

Grain Property Values and Their Measurement

Drying of Rice

Drying of Fruits and Vegetables

Drying of Herbal Medicines and Tea

Drying of Potato, Sweet Potato, and Other Roots

Osmotic Dehydration of Fruits and Vegetables

Drying of Pharmaceutical Products

Drying of Nanosize Products

Drying of Ceramics

Drying of Peat and Biofuels

Drying of Fibrous Materials

Drying of Textile Products

Drying of Pulp and Paper

Drying of Wood: Principles and Practices

Drying of Biomass

Drying in Mineral Processing

Dewatering and Drying of Wastewater Treatment Sludge

Physicochemical Aspects of Sludge Drying

Drying of Biotechnological Products

Drying of Coated Webs

Drying of Polymers

Drying of Enzymes

Drying of Proteins

Product Functionality-Oriented Drying Process related to Pharmaceutical Particle Engineering

Drying of Coal

Dryer Feeding Systems

Dryer Emission Control Systems

Energy Aspects in Drying

Heat Pump Drying Systems

Safety Aspects of Industrial Dryers

Control of Industrial Dryers

Solid–Liquid Separation for Pretreatment of Drying Operation

Frying of Foods

Use of Simprosys in Drying Flowsheet Calculations

Life Cycle-Assessment of Drying Systems

Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical Aspects of Drying

Supercritical Fluid-Assisted Drying

Industrial Crystallization

Cost-Estimation Methods for Drying

Zbigniew T. Sztabert and Tadeusz Kudra

Biography

Arun S. Mujumdar is adjunct professor at McGill University, Montreal, and Western University, London, Canada. He earned his B.Chem.Eng with distinction from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, India, and his M.Eng and Ph.D from McGill University. He is the founder/program chairman of the International Drying Symposium series. His work has been featured in over 500 refereed publications. He has authored two books, edited over 60 books, and currently serves as the editor-in-chief of Drying Technology—An International Journal. He is the recipient of numerous international awards including Doctor Honoris Causa from Lodz Technical University, Poland and the University of Lyon, France. In 2014 he received the prestigious National Award for International Cooperation in Science and Technology from the Government of China.

"This is the ‘bible’ of drying technologies, without any other comparable publications. The continuous update of the contents and contributors has maintained the book’s quality and relevance to the ongoing development of drying."
—Prof. Bhesh Bhandari, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

"The Fourth Edition of this handbook provides updates to the previous edition and includes 12 new chapters, which greatly increase the value of the publication. It should be emphasized that the authors of the individual chapters are specialists representing all continents of our globe, [making] the whole handbook useful in every region with different requirements and technological possibilities, especially in areas where the development of various fields of research and applications is at an early stage. … The Fourth Edition is an example of a comprehensive set of applied research and engineering knowledge which enables and facilitates implementation of innovative plans and progress in drying technologies. Twelve new chapters have been added, which include pulse combustion drying, physicochemical aspects of sludge drying, supercritical fluid-assisted drying, and life-cycle assessment of drying systems. This compendium is very well edited and highly consistent in regard to content, nomenclature, tabular data presentation, graphs, and charts, despite the fact that it was prepared by a great number of contributing experts from all over the world. I am convinced that this book can be useful for students, Ph.D students, researchers, and practitioners involved in drying technologies."
—Janusz Adamiec, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Poland (Retired)