Spray dryer digital twin

Live operating window for a drying process.

Adjust feed, air, atomization, chamber, and formulation assumptions. The twin estimates outlet temperature, powder moisture, droplet size, glass-transition margin, and sticky-zone risk.

100 degC outlet
76 umSMD D32
1.20% moisture98% yield

Current operating point

Inside estimated safe zone

Outlet temperature99.9 degC

Energy and evaporation balance

Powder moisture1.20%

Target 4.5% w.b.

SMD D3276 um

Atomization drives available surface area

Stickiness margin33.3 degC

Gordon-Taylor Tg plus sticky offset

Dynamic response

First-order response from the baseline operating point to the current inputs.

Outlet tempMoistureSticky risk

Stickiness curve

Tg falls as water plasticizes the solids. Sticky behavior is flagged above Tg plus offset.

Sticky thresholdProduct temp

Mass and heat balance

Evaporation4.94 kg/h
Outlet humidity0.0161 kg/kg dry air
Outlet relative saturation2.5%
Estimated powder production4.95 kg/h

Droplet and residence model

Residence time28.0 s
Drying time constant2.7 s
Product temperature96.3 degC
Estimated yield97.8%
Current point is inside the estimated safe operating zone for this formulation.

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