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Fruit and vegetable drying simulator

Drying of apples, pears, plums, apricots, carrots, onions, beetroot and strawberries in a tray cabinet or a belt dryer: time, water, heat, air, tray area.

What the calculator computes

An animated dryer for fruit and vegetables: a tray cabinet or a belt dryer with three zones. The colour of the slices changes from fresh to dry, and the moisture curve shows how the product dries at each stage of the regime.

Set the product, output, moisture, slice thickness, and air temperature and humidity at three stages — you get the drying time, fresh raw material, water, heating power, air flow, tray area, the number of cabinets or belt length, and warnings. You can build a drying line right away. The model is indicative.

Calculation example

Apples: 25 kg/h dried, tray cabinet

Input data

Product
Яблука
Dryer type
Шафа з ситами
Dried product output
25 kg/h
Initial moisture
84 %
Final moisture
20 %

Result

Drying time calculation
4.6 h
Fresh raw material calculation
160 kg/h
Water evaporated calculation
100 kg/h
Thermal power calculation
124 kW
Tray area calculation
59 m²

Approximate simulation using a simplified model.

The calculations are approximate: they help to assess the process and compare options, but do not replace a process design and trials on a specific raw material. This section is for reference only and contains no commercial offers.