Help to make the air flow uniform

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The discussion focuses on designing an almond dehydrator featuring a hollow perforated cylinder with a central heating device. The lower section of the cylinder intakes cool air, which is heated before being expelled through perforations in the upper section. The primary challenge identified is achieving uniform air flow through the cylinder's holes. Immediate solutions or design modifications are sought to address this urgent issue.

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I am designing an almond dehydrator as a part of my university project and need some advice regarding air flow in the dehydrator.

There is a hollow perforated cylinder with a heating device in the middle. This cylinder is divided into two sections. The lower section has to take in cool air from the environment. This air is passed through the heating device to heat the air.. Then, the upper section passes this air out of the perforations..

I am not able to get the air to flow uniformly throughout the holes in the cylinder. Please reply, its very urgent..

Thanks..
 
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