Diced potatoes are being dried in a drier using heated air. 20kg of potatoes at a moisture content of 80% enter the drier. 1500kg of air with a moisture content of .05% go into the dryer. Inside the direr, the moisture content of the potatoes is reduced, the dried potatoes leave the drier at a moisture content of 20%. Calculate the percent moisture content of air leaving the drier. (Hint: consider both moisture and dry solids as the two components)

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Diced potatoes are being dried in a
drier using heated air. 20kg of
potatoes at a moisture content of 80%
enter the drier. 1500kg of air with a
moisture content of .05% go into the
dryer. Inside the direr, the moisture
content of the potatoes is reduced, the
dried potatoes leave the drier at a
moisture content of 20%. Calculate the
percent moisture content of air leaving
the drier. (Hint: consider both moisture
and dry solids as the two components)
Transcribed Image Text:Diced potatoes are being dried in a drier using heated air. 20kg of potatoes at a moisture content of 80% enter the drier. 1500kg of air with a moisture content of .05% go into the dryer. Inside the direr, the moisture content of the potatoes is reduced, the dried potatoes leave the drier at a moisture content of 20%. Calculate the percent moisture content of air leaving the drier. (Hint: consider both moisture and dry solids as the two components)
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