Solutions of diffusion equation with constant diffusion and surface emission coefficients

Drying Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2459-2477

  Liu, Jen Y ^a   Simpson, William T ^a  

^a FOREST PRODUCTS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desorption; Diffusion coefficient; Moisture content; Sorption; Wood

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; WOOD;

SURFACE EMISSION COEFFICIENTS;

MASS TRANSFER;

COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION; DRYING; EQUATION; WOOD;

EID: 0031277566     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373939708917370     Document Type: Article

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