Influence of pore size distribution on drying kinetics: A simple capillary model

Drying Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 9-11, 2005, Pages 1797-1809

  Metzger, Thomas ^a   Tsotsas, Evangelos ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capillary porous media; Drying curves; Moisture profiles; Temperature profiles

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; HEAT CONVECTION; ISOTHERMS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; PORE SIZE; POROUS MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL DIFFUSION;

CAPILLARY POROUS MEDIA; DRYING CURVES; MOISTURE PROFILES; TEMPERATURE PROFILES;

DRYING;

CONVECTION; DRYING; KINETICS; MODEL; PORE SIZE;

EID: 27144556966     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930500209830     Document Type: Article

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