Constructing an engineering model for moisture migration in bulk solids as a prelude to predicting moisture migration caking

Advanced Powder Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 411-424

  Leaper, M C ^a   Bradley, M S A ^a   Cleaver, J A S ^b   Bridle, I ^a   Reed, A R ^a   Abou Chakra, H ^b   Tuzun U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Caking; Humidity; Modeling; Moisture; Sugar

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE; SOLIDIFICATION; SOLIDS; SORPTION; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

MOISTURE MIGRATION CAKING;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 0036410330     PISSN: 09218831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855202320536043     Document Type: Article

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