Izomisi zomoya zingahlelwa ngokweempawu ezahlukeneyo ezifana nenkqubo yokusebenza, uxinzelelo lokusebenza, indlela yokufudumeza, indlela yokuhamba kwezinto ezimanzi, okanye isakhiwo. Ngokwenkqubo yokusebenza, i-dryer zomoya zihlulwe zibe yibhetshi (umsebenzi wexeshana) kunye neentlobo eziqhubekayo.
Ngokoxinzelelo olusebenzayo, ezomisi zomoya zahlulwe zibe zizomisi zomoya woxinzelelo lwe-atmospheric kunye ne-vacuum air dryers. Ukusebenza phantsi kwe-vacuum kunciphisa uxinzelelo oluncinci lomphunga womswakama kwindawo, ukukhawulezisa inkqubo yokomisa, kunye nokunciphisa indawo yokubilisa yomswakama kunye nokushisa kokumisa kwezinto. Izixhobo zokomisa umoya ezifunxayo azichanekanga kukuvuza komphunga, nto leyo ezenza zifaneleke ukomisa ubushushu{2}}zinobuzaza, obunomoya ococekileyo, oqhumayo, kunye nemathiriyeli eyityhefu, kunye nakwiimeko apho kufuneka kubuyiswe umphunga wokufuma.
Ngokwendlela yokufudumeza, ezomisi zomoya zihlelwa ngokweendidi zeconvection, conduction, radiation, kunye nedielectric. Izixhobo zokomisa umoya, ezikwabizwa ngokuba zizomisi zomoya ngokuthe ngqo, zisebenzisa unxibelelwano oluthe ngqo phakathi kwendawo yokomisa eshushu kunye nemathiriyeli emanzi, ukuhambisa ubushushu ngokuhambisa kunye nokuthwala umphunga owenziweyo. Izomisi zomoya eziqhubayo, ezikwabizwa ngokuba zizomisi zomoya ezingathanga ngqo, zisebenzisa i-conduction ukuhambisa ubushushu ukusuka kumthombo wobushushu ngokusebenzisa isahlulelo sesinyithi kwizinto ezimanzi. Umphunga owenziweyo wokufuma unokususwa ngeendlela ezifana nokucuthwa koxinzelelo olucuthiweyo, ukwazisa umoya omncinci wokucoca, okanye ukujiya kumphezulu wobushushu obuphantsi obufakwe ngokwahlukileyo{3}}icondenser. Ezi ntlobo zezomisi zomoya azisebenzisi i-drying medium, zinefuthe eliphezulu le-thermal, kwaye zivelise iimveliso ezingcolileyo. Nangona kunjalo, amandla abo okumisa anqunyelwe ngummandla wokushisa ubushushu beendonga zetsimbi, kwaye isakhiwo sabo sinzima ngakumbi; bahlala besebenza phantsi kwe-vacuum. Izixhobo zokomisa umoya ngemitha zisebenzisa iiradiyetha ezahlukeneyo ukukhupha amaza ombane ngaphakathi kudederhu oluthile lwamaza, athi afunxwe ngokukhethekileyo ngumphezulu wezinto ezimanzi aze ajike abe bubushushu ukuze bomiswe. Izomisi zomoya zeDielectric zisebenzisa{8}}indawo yombane ephindaphindayo ukuphembelela isiphumo sobushushu phakathi kwezinto ezimanzi ukuze zomiswe.
Ngokusekwe kwintshukumo yemathiriyeli emanzi, izomisi zomoya zingahlelwa ngokodidi olusisigxina- lwebhedi, uhlobo oluphazamisekileyo, uhlobo lwesitshizi, kunye nodidi oludityanisiweyo. Ngokusekwe kulwakhiwo lwazo, izomisi zomoya zinokwahlulwa zibe ziindidi ezahlukeneyo ezifana nezomisi zomoya zegumbi, ezomisi zomoya ezidlulisayo, ezomisi zomoya zomgqomo, ezomisi zomoya ezithe nkqo, ezomisi zomoya ezishukumayo, ezomisi zomoya ezijikelezayo, ezomisi zomoya ezinolwelo, ezomisi zomoya ezingcangcazelayo, izomisi zomoya ezingcangcazelayo, izitshizi zomoya, kunye nezomisi zomoya ezidityanisiweyo.