Mass transfer inside oblate spheroidal solids: Modelling and simulation

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-26

  Carmo, J E F ^a   Lima, A G B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Drying; Ellipsoid; Finite volume; Mass transfer; Oblate spheroid; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; DIFFUSION; DRYING; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; ELLIPSOID; GAUSS-SEIDEL METHOD; MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS; OBLATE SPHEROID; OBLATE SPHEROIDAL COORDINATES; SIMULATION;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 45949110536     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322008000100004     Document Type: Article

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