Modeling of moisture diffusion in microwave drying of hardwood

Drying Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 449-454

  Jia, Donghua ^a   Afzal, Muhammad T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Moisture transfer; Red maple; White oak; Wood drying

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DIFFUSION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARDWOODS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATLAB; MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE;

MICROWAVE DRYING; MOISTURE TRANSFER;

DRYING;

ABSORPTION; DIFFUSION; DRYING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HARDWOODS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATLAB; MOISTURE; TEMPERATURE;

ACER RUBRUM; ADSORPTION; COMPUTER PROGRAMS; DIFFUSION CONSTANT; DRYING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE CONTENT; QUERCUS ALBA; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33847770990     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930601183843     Document Type: Conference Paper

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