200 kg of solids (on dry basis) is subjected to a drying process for a
period of 5000 seconds. The drying occurs in the constant rate period with
the drying rate as, Nc = 0.5 × 10
-3 kg/m2
.s. The initial moisture content of
the solid is 0.2 kg moisture/kg dry solid. The interfacial area available for
drying is 4 m2
/1000 kg of dry solid. The moisture content at the end of the
drying period is (in kg moisture/kg dry solid).
(A) 0.5
(B) 0.05
(C) 0.1
(D) 0.15