Ebook: Drying of Polymeric and Solid Materials: Modelling and Industrial Applications

Drying of Polymeric and Solid Materials shows for the first time how the process of drying can be enhanced by combining mathematical and numerical models with experiments. The main advantages of this method are a significant saving of time and money. Numerical modelling can predict the kinetics of drying and the profiles of liquid concentration through the solid. This helps in the selection of optimal operational conditions. The simulation of the process is also crucial in the assessment of diffusity and the rate of evaporation.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Principles and General Equations....Pages 1-11
Thin Plane Sheet....Pages 13-42
Cylinder....Pages 43-57
Sphere....Pages 59-70
Numerical Analysis for a Plane Sheet....Pages 71-81
Numerical Analysis for a Cylinder....Pages 83-115
Numerical Analysis for a Sphere....Pages 117-131
Diffusion-Evaporation in Two and Three Dimensions: Isotropic and Anisotropic Media....Pages 133-156
Drying of Paints....Pages 157-174
Drying of Wet Earth for Adobe Construction....Pages 175-181
Drying of Rubbers....Pages 183-214
Drying of Plasticised PVC....Pages 215-228
Drying of Wood....Pages 229-275
Drying of Thermosetting Coatings....Pages 277-289
Drying of Dosage Forms for Medical Applications....Pages 291-318
Drying of a Polymer Sphere with Shrinkage....Pages 319-331
Back Matter....Pages 333-336

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xix
Principles and General Equations....Pages 1-11
Thin Plane Sheet....Pages 13-42
Cylinder....Pages 43-57
Sphere....Pages 59-70
Numerical Analysis for a Plane Sheet....Pages 71-81
Numerical Analysis for a Cylinder....Pages 83-115
Numerical Analysis for a Sphere....Pages 117-131
Diffusion-Evaporation in Two and Three Dimensions: Isotropic and Anisotropic Media....Pages 133-156
Drying of Paints....Pages 157-174
Drying of Wet Earth for Adobe Construction....Pages 175-181
Drying of Rubbers....Pages 183-214
Drying of Plasticised PVC....Pages 215-228
Drying of Wood....Pages 229-275
Drying of Thermosetting Coatings....Pages 277-289
Drying of Dosage Forms for Medical Applications....Pages 291-318
Drying of a Polymer Sphere with Shrinkage....Pages 319-331
Back Matter....Pages 333-336
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