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This five-volume series provides a comprehensive overview of all important aspects of modern drying technology, concentrating on the transfer of cutting-edge research results to industrial use.Volume 4 deals with the reduction of energy demand in various drying processes and areas, highlighting the following topics: Energy analysis of dryers, efficient solid-liquid separation techniques, osmotic dehydration, heat pump assisted drying, zeolite usage, solar drying, drying and heat treatment for solid wood and other biomass sources, and sludge thermal processing.
List of contents
FUNDAMENTALS OF ENERGY ANALYSIS OF DRYERSIntroductionEnergy in Industrial DryingFundamentals of Dryer Energy UsageSetting Targets for Energy ReductionClassification of Energy Reduction MethodsCase StudyConclusionsMECHANICAL SOLID-LIQUID SEPARATION PROCESSES AND TECHNIQUESIntroduction and OverviewDensity Separation ProcessesFiltrationEnhancement of Separation Processes by Additional Electric or Magnetic ForcesMechanical/Thermal Hybrid ProcessesImportant Aspects of Efficient Solid-Liquid Separation ProcessesConclusionsENERGY CONSIDERATIONS IS OSMOTIC DEHYDRATIONScopeIntroductionMass Transfer KineticsModeling of Osmotic DehydrationOsmotic Dehydration - Two Major IssuesConclusionsHEAT PUMP ASSISTED DRYING TECHNOLOGY - OVERVIEW WITH FOCUS ON ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND PRODUCT QUALITYIntroductionHeat Pump Drying System - FundamentalsVarious Configurations/Layout of a HPDHeat Pumps - Diverse Options and AdvancesMiscellaneous Heat Pump Drying SystemsApplications of Heat Pump DryingSizing of Heat Pump Dryer ComponentsFuture Research and Development Needs in Heat Pump DryingZEOLITES FOR REDUCING DRYING ENERGY USAGEIntroductionZeolite as an Adsorption MaterialUsing Zeolites in Drying SystemsEnergy Efficiency and Heat RecoveryRealization of Adsorption Dryer SystemsCasesEconomic ConsiderationsPerspectivesSOLAR DRYINGIntroductionSolar RadiationSolar Air HeatersDesign and Function of Solar DryersSolar Drying KineticsControl Strategies for Solar DryersEconomic Feasibility of Solar DryingConclusions and OutlookENERGY ISSUES OF DRYING AND HEAT TREATMENT FOR SOLID WOOD AND OTHER BIOMASS SOURCESIntroductionWood and Biomass as a Source of Renewable Material and EnergyEnergy Consumption and Energy Savings in the Drying of Solid WoodPreconditioning of Biomass as a Source of Energy: Drying and Heat TreatmentConclusionsEFFICIENT SLUDGE THERMAL PROCESSING: FROM DRYING TO THERMAL VALORIZATIONIntroduction to the Sludge ContextSludge Drying TechnologiesEnergy Efficiency of Sludge Drying ProcessesThermal Valorization of Sewage SludgeEnergy Efficiency of Thermal Valorization RoutesConclusions
About the author
Professor Dr. Ing. Evangelos Tsotsas born 1959, Thessaloniki/Greece; PhD: 1985, Karlsruhe/Germany; Habilitation: 1990, Karlsruhe; till 1994: The Dow Chemical Company; since 1994: Professor of Thermal Process Engineering at Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg; 1998-2002: Dean of the Faculty of Process and Systems Engineering; elected German Research Council (DFG) reviewer, member of the selection committee of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the European Multiphase Systems Institute, and the International Center of Heat and Mass Transfer; Chairman of Working Parties on Drying of the EFCE and GVC; 2002: Award for innovation in drying research.
Professor Arun S. Mujumdar; PhD McGill University, Montreal; Professor of Chemical Engineering, McGill University, until July 2000; Visiting Professor at numerous universities; Honorary Professor of five universities in China; President and Principal Consultant, Exergex Corp., Canada 1989-2000; consultant for over 60 companies; authored 2 books and over 60 book chapters, edited or co-edited over 50 books and journals; published more than 300 research papers, presented over 200 conference papers; external reviewer for various research councils; founder, chair or member of organizing panels for numerous major international conferences; elected Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Chemical Institute of Canada and Inst. Chem. Eng. (India); member of AIChE, CPPA, Sigma Xi; awarded Senior Fellowship by Japan Society for Promotion of Science (1988 and 1996), Innovation in Drying Award, IDS '86, MIT, The Procter & Gamble Award for Excellence in Drying Research (1998); named Distinguished Scientists of the 20th Century, International Man of the Year by International Biographical Institute, Cambridge (1999); listed in 1000 World Leaders of Influence by the American Biographical Institute, Raleigh, USA (2000).
Summary
This five-volume series provides a comprehensive overview of all important aspects of modern drying technology, concentrating on the transfer of cutting-edge research results to industrial use.
Volume 4 deals with the reduction of energy demand in various drying processes and areas, highlighting the following topics: Energy analysis of dryers, efficient solid-liquid separation techniques, osmotic dehydration, heat pump assisted drying, zeolite usage, solar drying, drying and heat treatment for solid wood and other biomass sources, and sludge thermal processing.
Report
"All in all, the book covers a wide range of strategies for energy savings that may be embraced in various drying applications for a broad range of substances. This book covers the state-of-the-art methods and ideas for energy savings in all aspects related to drying technology, from fundamentals to applications. These innovative ideas can be adopted and implemented by engineers and developers who are active in the field of drying technology." ( Drying Technology , 1 May 2014)
"This five-volume series provides a comprehensive overview of all important aspects of modern drying technology, concentrating on the transfer of cutting-edge research results to industrial use." (ETDE Energy Database, 2012)
