Direct Heat Drying, Static Solids Bed

**Semantic type:** Laboratory Procedure

**Definition:** Heat transfer is accomplished by direct contact between the wet solids and hot gases. The vaporized liquid is carried away by the drying gases. There is no relative motion among solid particles. The solids bed exists as a dense bed, with the particles resting upon one another.

**Synonyms:** - Direct Heating, Static Solids Bed