A wet solid is dried from 40% to 10% moisture under constant drying conditions in 5...

A wet solid is dried from 40% to 10% moisture under constant drying conditions in 5 hours. If
the equilibrium moisture content is 0.0416 kg moisture/kg dry solid and the critical moisture
content is 14%, how long will it take to dry from 40% to 5% moisture under the same conditions.
All percentages other than equilibrium moisture content are on wet basis. Assume linear relation
between rate of drying and moisture content during falling rate period.

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