Comparative Performance of Several Fixed Bed Dryer Arrangement for Seaweed Product Drying
Keywords:
Drying, Alkali Treated Cottonii, Energy Efficiency, Single Fixed Bed Dryer, Closed Loop Fixed Bed Dryer, Series Fixed Bed DryerAbstract
Eucheuma cottonii is a type of seaweed that is widely available on the coast of Indonesia. Seaweed is processed into carrageenan types of Alkali Treated Cottonii to improve quality and sell higher. Carrageenan types Alkali Treated Cottonii contain water very much, so to obtain a high quality of Alkali Treated Cottonii, it would require the drying process by using the right tools, namely fixed bed dryer. The drying process uses such methods to obtain high energy efficiency tools with high quality carrageenan. This study aimed to compare the energy efficiency from a method of single fixed bed dryer, closed loop fixed bed dryer, and a series of fixed bed dryer. These results indicate that the method of series fixed bed dryer is the most effective method for drying carrageenan types ATC with the energy efficiency of 62.1653%; the rate of energy consumption amounted to 0.0100 kWh / min; the ability to evaporate the water of 26.6368 g / kWh.
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