MODEL OF A PROCESS FOR DRYING Eucalyptus spp AT HIGH TEMPERATURES

MODEL OF A PROCESS FOR DRYING Eucalyptus spp AT HIGH TEMPERATURES

A mathematical model of a process for drying of Eucalyptus spp is presented. This model was based on fundamental heat and mass transfer equations and it was numerically solved using a segregated finite volume method. Software in the FORTRAN language was developed to solve the mathematical model. The...

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Main Authors: P. C. C. PINHEIRO, T. J. RAAD, M. I. YOSHIDA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering 1998-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
Subjects:
Diffusion mechanism
heat transfer
kinetic
mathematical model
numerical method
porous media
thermogravimetry
wood
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66321998000400007
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Summary:A mathematical model of a process for drying of Eucalyptus spp is presented. This model was based on fundamental heat and mass transfer equations and it was numerically solved using a segregated finite volume method. Software in the FORTRAN language was developed to solve the mathematical model. The kinetic parameters of drying for Eucalyptus spp were experimentally obtained by isothermal thermogravimetry (TG). The theoretical results generated using the mathematical model were validated by experimental data.
ISSN:0104-6632
1678-4383

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