Moisture profiles determination during convective drying using X-ray microtomography

3rd World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 730-735

  Leonard A ^a   Blacher, S ^a   Marchot, P ^a   Pirard, J P ^a   Crine, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Convective drying; Moisture profiles; Sludges; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

AIR; DRYING; HEAT CONVECTION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOISTURE; TOMOGRAPHY;

CONVECTIVE DRYING; DESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; EXPERIMENTAL DETERMINATION; MOISTURE PROFILES; OPERATING CONDITION; SLUDGES; SUPERFICIAL VELOCITY; X RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

EID: 22744452991     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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