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Tray Dryer
Abolencia, Edin Hayel T., Derramas, Pasia, Abraham Paul L., Payongayong, Michael L.1
1Student(s), CHE151-1L/A41, School of Chemical, Biological, Materials Engineering and Sciences, Mapúa University
Tray drying is the most commonly used drying system Figure 1. Parts of a Tray Dryer [2]
next to sun drying. It is used in the manufacturing
industries of chemicals, dyes, food products, among
others [2]. The equipment used are called tray dryers
which are composed of enclosed insulated chamber
where the trays are placed on top of each other in
trolleys [3]. Figure 1 shows the different parts of an
tray dryer, namely, the drying chamber, drying
trolley, drying tray, circulation fan, heat exchanger,
control panel, fresh air inlet, and exhaust damper.
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