The Parameters Affecting the Process of Sugar Drying - Assalaya Sugar Factory - Sudan

Abstract

The main objective of this research work is to study the parameters that
affecting, the process of Sugar particles drying to avoid the growing up of
lumps in bagged sugar during Sugar storage Process. It is known fact that,
every year considerable amount of sugar deteriorate during its storage in
godowns, due to Sugar deterioration process, a huge amount of sugar bags
comes from all Sudanese Sugar factories in process from sugar godown for
reprocessing, which will increase the cost of the production. The most
important factors contributing towards the deterioration of sugar in godowns
is high temperature and moisture % Sugar at the time of bagging dampers in
bags, which will contribute in lump formation , increase in color due to
growing of bacteria. Parameters such as drying air volume, Cooling air
volume, exhaust air volume, heating Surface, Steam Consumption ,Velocity
of hot air ,Velocity of cool air ,Volume of Dryer and Retention time , were
studied in this research work, the study proved that , the above mentioned
parameters should be controlled to avoid Sugar deterioration process in
godowns .