SPRAY DRYING CHARACTERISTICS BY A CENTRIFUGAL PRESSURE NOZZLE WITH LARGE ORIFICE DIAMETER

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A study was made of a centrifugal pressure nozzle with large orifice diameter (8-10 nun) for producing dry milk in capacity of 2-3 tons per hour to develop some performance data on spray distribution, drop size distribution, and capacity with changing spray drying conditions such as nozzle pressure, orifice diameter and spray angle. Experimental results were shown as follows. (1) A centrifugal pressure nozzle of large capacity such as 5,000- 5,500 l/hr at 150 kg/cm2 spray pressure and 110°s ray angle was designed by using the nozzle parameter Si/dedi√di/di. (2) Atomization characteristics were greatly affected by the ratio of orifice diameter (de) to the length (L) of the nozzle core. The smaller the ratio, around 0.125, the better are the atomizing effects. (3) The large orifice can be used at least 3,000 hr in the spray drying operation for milk without any wear in the orifice although it is only made of stainless steel. As a result, a spray dryer of large capacity for dry milk has been operated by a mono nozzle with a large orifice without any trouble for a long time

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