Multi-scale analysis of vacuum contact drying

Drying Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 1265-1273

  Kohout, Martin ^a   Stepanek, Frantisek ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distributed parameter model; Porous media; Scale up; Solvent drying; Transport properties

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLVENTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

DISTRIBUTED-PARAMETER MODEL; VACUUM CONTACT DRYING;

DRYING;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DRYING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POROUS MATERIALS; SOLVENTS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

EID: 34547692759     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373930701438741     Document Type: Article

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