Heat and mass transfer in unsaturated porous media: Moisture effects in compost piles self-heating

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 13-14, 2011, Pages 2801-2810

  Zambra, C E ^a,b   Moraga, N O ^b   Escudey, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ARTURO PRAT   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Compost pile; Finite volume simulation; Heat and mass transfer diffusion; Moisture effects; Self heating; Sewage sludge temperature

Indexed keywords

COMPOST PILE; FINITE VOLUME SIMULATION; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER DIFFUSION; MOISTURE EFFECTS; SELF-HEATING;

AEROBIC BACTERIA; COMPOSTING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; HEATING; MOISTURE; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OXYGEN; PILES; POROUS MATERIALS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 79955463602     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2011.01.031     Document Type: Article

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