Semi-analytical method for heat and moisture transfer in packed bed of silica gel

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 983-993

  Ramzy K, A ^a   Ashok Babu, T P ^a   Kadoli, Ravikiran ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Dehumidification; Desiccants; Desorption; Packed bed; Silica gel

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION PROCESS; AIR HUMIDITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIR VELOCITIES; DEHUMIDIFICATION; DESICCANTS; DESORPTION PROCESS; DIMENSIONLESS PARAMETERS; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUES; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER; MAIN PARAMETERS; MAXIMUM ERROR; MAXIMUM RELATIVE ERRORS; MODEL STABILITY; PARTICLE DIAMETERS; QUASI-STEADY STATE; RUNGE-KUTTA; SEMI-ANALYTICAL; SEMI-ANALYTICAL METHODS; SEMI-ANALYTICAL MODEL; TIME INCREMENTS; VELOCITY RATIO;

ADSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESORPTION; ERRORS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; PACKED BEDS; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS; SILICA; SILICA GEL; VELOCITY; WATER CONTENT;

DRIERS (MATERIALS);

EID: 78649975291     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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