Study of drying of a porous medium using gamma-ray attenuation technique

Drying Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 259-267

  Mazza, M G G ^a   Biscaia, Jr ^b   Massarani, G ^b  

^a Faculdade de Aracruz   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Gamma ray attenuation; Luikov model; Moisture profiles; Temperature distributions

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; GAMMA RAYS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

GAMMA-RAY ATTENUATION; LUIKOV MODEL; MOISTURE PROFILES;

DRYING;

DIFFUSION; DRYING; GAMMA RAYS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; POROUS MATERIALS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33645107517     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930600564555     Document Type: Article

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