Determination of moisture diffusivity in porous media using moisture concentration profiles

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1273-1280

  Pel, L ^a   Brocken, H ^a   Kopinga, K ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DRYING; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MAGNETIC MOMENTS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POROUS MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VAPORS;

DRYING FRONT METHOD; GYROMAGNETIC RATIO; MOISTURE CONCENTRATION PROFILES; MOISTURE DIFFUSIVITY; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; SPIN ECHO SIGNAL; VAPOUR TRANSPORT;

MOISTURE;

EID: 0030125634     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0017-9310(95)00201-4     Document Type: Article

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