Mathematical modelling of drying based on a surface evaporation source term for coupled energy and mass transfer

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1455-1464

  Basirat Tabrizi, H ^a   Hamdullahpur, Feridum ^b  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drying; Modelling; Modified diffusion equations; Numerical; Surface evaporation

Indexed keywords

CURING; DEWATERING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; FLOW FIELDS; MASS TRANSFER; MOISTURE; SURFACE DIFFUSION; VAPORS;

BULK TEMPERATURES; COUPLED MASSES; DRYING PROCESSES; ENERGY AND MASS TRANSFERS; EXPLICIT FINITE DIFFERENCE METHODS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; MODELLING; MODIFIED DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; MOISTURE CONTENTS; NUMERICAL; NUMERICAL SCHEMES; PARAMETRIC STUDIES; SOLID BEDS; SOURCE TERMS; SURFACE EVAPORATION; SURFACE EVAPORATIONS; SYSTEM OF EQUATIONS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 54949130245     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1305     Document Type: Article

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