Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Authors -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2 Direct-Heat Rotary Dryers -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Dimensions and Design of Rotary Dryers -- 2.2.1 Active and Passive Phases -- 2.2.2 Types of Flights -- 2.2.3 Movement of Solids Inside Rotary Dryers -- 2.2.4 Solids Holdup in the Flights -- 2.2.5 Geometric Equations to Estimate the Flight Holdup -- 2.2.6 Geometric Equations to Estimate the Height of Falling Curtains -- 2.3 Design-Loaded Rotary Dryers -- 2.3.1 Definition
2.3.2 Estimation of the Design Load -- 2.3.3 Geometric Models to Predict the Design Load of Rotary Drums -- 2.3.4 Rotational Speed for the Determination of the Design Load -- 2.3.5 Theoretical Number of Flights -- 2.3.6 Last Unloading Flight -- References -- Chapter 3 Nonconventional Rotary Dryers -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Nonconventional Configurations: Design and Applications -- 3.2.1 Roto-Aerated Dryers -- 3.2.2 Rotary Dryer with Inert Bed -- References -- Chapter 4 Fluid Dynamics and Modeling of Heat and Mass Transfer in Rotary Drums -- 4.1 Introduction
4.2 CFD Simulation and Validation through Experiments -- 4.2.1 CFD Modeling -- 4.2.2 CFD Simulations of Flighted Rotary Drums -- 4.3 DEM Simulation and Validation through Experiments -- 4.3.1 DEM Modeling -- 4.3.2 DEM Simulations of Flighted Rotary Drums -- 4.4 Heat and Mass Transfer Modeling in a Rotary Dryer -- 4.4.1 Distributed Parameter Model -- 4.4.2 Lumped Parameter Model -- 4.4.3 Constitutive Equations for the Drying Modeling Closure -- References -- Index
