Static and Dynamic Analysis of Vibro Fluidized Bed Dryer using Finite Element Method

Vibro Fluidized bed dryer is a widely used tea dryer now. Its function is to stop the enzymatic oxidation process and decrease water content up to 2,8-3,8%. The working principle is to use the vibrations generated by the eccentric motor so that the tea powder that runs on the bed will vibrate. The purpose of this research is to model, static and dynamic of vibro fluidized bed dryer. The analysis was to determine the maximum stress and natural frequency of the vibro fluidized bed dryer to the variation of green tea mass being processed. Using dynamic analysis the obtained first three natural frequencies of the vibro fluidized bed dryer were 5,8876 Hz, 9,5267 Hz, and 10,512 Hz. The results showed that at 695 kg tea mass the natural frequency has the same as the excitation frequency. In this case, the safety factor of the vibro fluidized bed dryer is 27.6. It can be concluded that the maximum capacity of the vibro fluidized bed dryer is 695 kg.