Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_1251 NAT • 2 Marks

Section 6: Agricultural Process Engineering

Psychrometry and Grain Drying

Subtopic: Moisture Content Conversion

Question Statement:

A sample of freshly harvested paddy has a moisture content of 20% on a wet basis ($M_{wb} = 0.20$). The moisture content of the paddy on a dry basis ($M_{db}$ in %) is:

Answer Key:

25.0

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

$M_{db} = \frac{M_{wb}}{1 - M_{wb}} \times 100 = \frac{0.20}{1 - 0.20} \times 100 = \frac{0.20}{0.80} \times 100 = 25.0\%$.
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