Exergy analysis for a freeze-drying process

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 675-690

  Liu, Yongzhong ^a   Zhao, Yanfei ^a   Feng, Xiao ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Exergy analysis; Freeze drying; Mathematical model

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; DRYING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FREEZING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VACUUM PUMPS;

EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY CONSUMPTION; SECONDARY DRYING; VACUUM PUMPING;

EXERGY;

EID: 38849181561     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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