Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_0618 NAT • 2 Marks

Section 6: Agricultural Process Engineering

Psychrometry and Grain Drying

Subtopic: Psychrometry and Grain Drying

Question Statement:

A fluidized bed has solid particle fraction $1 - \epsilon = 0.60$, grain particle density $\rho_p = 1200\text{ kg/m}^3$, air density $\rho_a \approx 1.2\text{ kg/m}^3$, and bed height $H = 0.5\text{ m}$. Taking $g = 9.81\text{ m/s}^2$, pressure drop at fluidization $\Delta P = (1 - \epsilon)(\rho_p - \rho_a) g H = 0.60 \times 1198.8 \times 9.81 \times 0.5$ in Pa is (rounded off to nearest integer):

Answer Key:

3528

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

$\Delta P = 0.60 \times 1198.8 \times 9.81 \times 0.5 = 3527.87\text{ Pa} \approx 3528\text{ Pa}$.
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