{"id":877,"date":"2024-10-11T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2425team07\/?p=877"},"modified":"2024-10-11T01:04:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T01:04:45","slug":"week-7-takeaways-and-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ippd.ufl.edu\/blogs\/ay2425team07\/2024\/10\/11\/week-7-takeaways-and-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 7 – Takeaways and Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a successful site visit last week, we had A LOT to discuss. We made some very good discoveries about the feed-stock that will assist us when researching and designing around the process. Having seen the physical dryer in-person, we now have a much better understanding of what we are dealing with, which will definitely help with making the simulation. The same can be said about the spray condenser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another thing we learned during our site visit was a lot of the limitations that come along with the process. The inlet can only handle a certain range of dry solids content which limits the types of feed-stocks that can be allowed into the process without mixing. There is also a limitation on the temperature of the cooling water used for the condenser due to the use of a cooling tower. This is because cooling towers cannot operate below ambient temperatures due to them using the surrounding air as a cooling medium. This is a huge limitation to any plant, especially during a Florida summer when ambient temperatures are at least 90 degrees Fahrenheit. We will be actively looking for ways to solve this problem.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Figure 1. A breakdown of the operation of a cooling tower. The dry air in is equivalent to the ambient air surrounding the cooling tower. [1]<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

References:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[1] Tencom Ltd. \u201cHow Can Pultrustion Improve a Cooling Tower?\u201d Custom Fiberglass Pultruded Products, September 19, 2022. https:\/\/www.tencom.com\/blog\/what-is-a-cooling-tower.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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