Air flow patterns in dehumidifier wood drying kilns

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1344-1352

  Sun, Z F ^a   Carrington, C G ^a   Anderson, J A ^b   Sun, Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Energy Group Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dehumidifier; Heat pump; Heat transfer; Mass transfer; Mathematical modelling; Wood drying

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRYING; FLOW VISUALIZATION; KILNS; MOISTURE CONTROL; PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR FLOW PATTERNS; DRYER CAPACITY; INDUSTRIAL DEHUMIDIFIER WOOD DRYING KILNS;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

AIRFLOW; DRYER; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 5444258506     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/cerd.82.10.1344.46738     Document Type: Article

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