Effect of mass convection on vacuum-sublimation in an initially partially filled frozen porous medium

Drying Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 69-94

  Fey, Y C ^a   Boles, M A ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration; Darcy's law; Fick's law; heat; mass transfer; pressure; temperature

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS - DEHYDRATION; DRUG PRODUCTS - DRYING; FOOD PRODUCTS - DEHYDRATION; POROUS MATERIALS - DRYING;

DARCY'S LAW; FICK'S LAW; SUBLIMATION INTERFACE; THERMOFLUID PROPERTIES;

DRYING;

EID: 0023978378     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373938808916361     Document Type: Article

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