Overview
Why I did this
The project aimed to support reuse of small wet particles used in flow experiments. The challenge was to design a dryer that is compact, safe, measurable and efficient enough for laboratory use.
Mechanical design · Drying system · Prototype
Particle Dryer Prototype
A Bachelor End Project focused on designing a compact tumble dryer system for drying wet polystyrene beads efficiently and safely.
Method
How it was designed
We compared drying methods and selected a tumble dryer concept with forced convection. The design combined drum rotation, controlled airflow, heating, humidity sensing and energy measurement.
Design result
A compact dryer with measurable performance.
The final concept connects practical mechanical design with measurable drying performance. Inlet and outlet humidity/temperature measurements can be used to estimate moisture removal and compare energy use.
Takeaway
What this shows
This project shows my ability to move from requirements to a physical engineering concept. It combines design choices, calculations, safety considerations, component selection and measurement strategy.
Tools
Skills used
SolidWorks, mechanical layout design, energy and mass balances, airflow reasoning, sensor integration, ESP32/MicroPython and technical documentation.