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Statement 1: Which tray dryer has indirect heating?

Statement 2: Which tray dryer is good for making powders?

(a) Bin dryer, vacuum dryer

(b) Tray dryer, vacuum dryer

(c) Tower Dryer, vacuum dryer

(d) Vacuum dryer, vacuum dryer

The question was posed to me during a job interview.

My query is from Unit Operations in section Heat Transfer Equipment, Microwave Heating, Evaporation, Diffusion and Mass Transfer and Dehydration of Food Engineering

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The correct choice is (d) Vacuum dryer, vacuum dryer

Easiest explanation: Vacuum dryer has indirect heating as hot air is generally not blown through it. Vacuum dryer is good for making powders.

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