Isothermal Vapour and Liquid Transport Inside Clay During Drying |
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Authors: | AJJ van der Zanden AME Schoenmakers PIAM Kerkhof |
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Affiliation: | Laboratory of Separation Technology Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513 , MB Eindhoven, 5600, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | ABSTRACT A model is presented to describe the moisture transport inside a partially saturated porous material. The transport is caused by vapour diffusion and liquid diffusion. The evaporation inside the porous material is described with a mass transfer coefficient and a specific evaporating surface. Predictions of the model for moisture profiles are compared to experimentally oblained profiles found in the literature. The model needs further extension in the form of incorporating sorption isotherms. |
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Keywords: | diffusion diffusion coefficient evaporation |
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