CDIMS’ Todd Bradley has worked for more than 30 years as a specialist in the field of atmospheric control of temperature and humidity. He is currently the application manager for Concepts and Designs Inc. You can reach him at (248) 34-7236. Ken Larson of DKI and Ernie Storer of Injecti-Dry also contributed to this article.
How to achieve the best evaporation rates is a subject of great confusion. Drying materials requires attention to a number of different variables; each of these variables has a profound influence on evaporation rates and no one variable provides the complete solution.