Allied & ICAR Exam Bank • ALLIED_3628 NAT • 2 Marks

Section 6: Agricultural Process Engineering

Evaporation and Drying

Subtopic: Osmotic dehydration and freeze drying

Question Statement:

A batch of grain #38 weighing W_1 = 1000 kg is dried from initial moisture content M_1 = 26% wet basis to final moisture content M_2 = 14% wet basis. The mass of bone dry solids is W_d = 1000 * (1 - 0.26) = 740.0 kg. The final total weight of dried grain W_2 = W_d / (1 - 0.14) in kg is approx:

Answer Key:

860.5

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

W_2 = W_d / 0.86 = 860.5 kg.
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