1. A reminder of the physical principles of boil-drying and drag-drying

Bibliography

• (1) - BASSAL (A.), sous la direction de VASSEUR (J.) -  Le séchage par la valeur d'eau surchauffée – État de l'art. (synthèse bibliographique).  -  Cahier de l'AFSIA n° 13, Éd. LAGEP, Lyon, 83 p. (1996).
• (2) - PONSART (G.), VASSEUR (J.), FRIAS (J.M.), DUQUENOY (A.), MEOT (J.M.) -...

Reviews

Journals dealing with the drying unit operation, independently of the product:

• Chemical Engineering Science ;

• Chemical Engineering Processing ;

• Drying Technology Journal ;

• International Journal of Thermal Science ;

• Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer...

Software tools

Collection of psychrometry software http://www.linric.com

Online psychrometric calculation http://www.psychro.com

Commercial "Dryer 3 000" software [Windows, MacOSX or Unix/Linux], for calculating cereal tower dryers, by simulation using...

Events

IDS Congress: International Drying Symposium (number of the year)

International congress dedicated to drying. It takes place every two years, in a different host country. The proceedings of each congress are available for consultation.

Directory

AFSIA: French Drying Association for Industry and Agriculture

It brings together applied drying research centers, researchers and manufacturers in France. Its headquarters can change (in 2008, INSA Lyon). It organizes or participates in conferences, and produces its own publications (AFSIA publications).