Water diffusion coefficient in clay material from drying data

Desalination

Volumn 185, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 491-498

  Chemkhi, Saber ^a   Zagrouba, Féthi ^a  

^a Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique Tunis   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Clay; Drying kinetic; Water diffusion coefficient

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CLAY; DRYING; MOISTURE; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; REACTION KINETICS;

DRYING KINETIC; WATER DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT;

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS;

CLAY; DIFFUSION; DRYING; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 29144501431     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2005.04.052     Document Type: Article

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