Pore network simulations of drying of capillary porous media. Influence of thermal gradients

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1293-1307

  Plourde, F ^a   Prat, M ^b  

^a ENSMA   (France)

^b IMFT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYING; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POROSITY; SURFACE TENSION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

PHASE DISTRIBUTION;

POROUS MATERIALS;

CAPILLARY; DRYING; HEAT TRANSFER; POROUS MEDIUM; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

EID: 0037361927     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(02)00391-5     Document Type: Article

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