Questionnaire for drying project

Date_
Contact person_	Position_
Company_	VAT Nº_
Address_
Zip code_	City_
Direct phone_	Company phone_

Sector

Food	Pharma	Chemical	Minerals
Other_

Drying process purpose

Feeding rate (kg/h)_
Daily production rate (kg/h)_	Shifts (changes of production)_
Evaporation rate (kg/h)_
Altitude of installation_	meters above sea level
Additional remarks:

Product to be dried

Product name_
Moisture_
Product appearance	Pumpable slurry / solution	Disaggregated wet solid
Other
Provenance	Natural	Mineral	Organic	Synthetic
Physical form	Crystalline	Granular	Fibrous	Gelatinous
Colloidal

Dried solid characteristics

Product name_
Max tolerable temperature_	ºC
Because of characteristics loss	Because of softening, fusion or calcination	Others
Maximum accepted humidity in the dried solid_
Bulk density_
Particles size distribution (if blending or separation, please indicate PSD for each product)_
Specific heat_
The solid is
Flammable	Explosive	Toxic	Abrasive	Hygroscopic
Should the solid maintain the original particle size?	Yes	No
Do you want to reduce the particle size simultaneously when drying?	Yes	No

Liquid phase characteristics

Product name_
Liquid to evaporate_
Composition_
Liquid(s) specific heat_
Evaporation temperature_
The liquid is
Flammable	Explosive	Toxic
Other details_
Do you want to recover the evaporated liquid?	Yes	No

Plant technical information

Construction materials

Parts in contact with product_
Special lining_
External parts_

Heating system

Natural gas	Thermal oil	Diesel oil	LP Gas	Electricity
Other_
Available steam:	Flow_	Pressure_	Temperature_
Compressed air:	Flow_	Pressure_
Please, indicate if any remaining energy sources are available
Please specify

Separation system

Cyclone	Double cyclone	Bag filter	Scrubber

Special features

Clean in Place (CIP)	Yes	No

Electric characteristics

Voltage_	Volts	Frequency_	Hz

Hazardous area classification for the equipment

The equipment is submitted to Hazardous area conditions	Yes	No
Category	Gas	Dust
Internal / External	/	Zone 0 (1G)	/	Zone 20 (1D)
/	Zone 1 (2G)	/	Zone 21 (2D)
/	Zone 2 (3G)	/	Zone 22 (3D)
Product characteristics for Dust risk:
Kst_	Pmax_

Protection for electrical parts

Standard:	Special requirement:
IP-54 for electrical cabinets IP-55 for motor and instruments	IP-65 or higher

In case of Hazardous area

Eex d	Eex e	Eex ia

Current process description or information from trials

Current process_
Trials performed with other methods_
Should Riera Nadeu plan some trials?_

Further information