Mathematical modeling for fixed-bed drying considering heat and mass transfer and interfacial phenomena

Drying Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 137-154

  Herman, E ^a   Rodriguez G C ^a   Garcia M A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE VERACRUZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Carrot; Drying; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HEAT CONVECTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS;

AIR CROSS-FLOWS; FIXED-BED DRYING PROCESSES;

DRYING;

CROSSFLOW; DRYING; FIXED BED; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0035054990     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/DRT-100001357     Document Type: Article

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