Mechanism and mathematical model of heat and mass transfer during convective drying of porous materials

Abstract

Based on classical analysis and conclusive comments about various kinds of drying models, a rigorously formulated and comprehensive theoretical model is established to describe heat and mass transfer during constant rate and falling rate periods in convective drying of porous materials. The concept of iterative correction is introduced, and a corresponding numerical method is developed for the moving boundary problem in numerical simulations of drying processes. The calculation results for the drying of bricks show that the model presented is more precise than other models. © 1999 Scripta Technica, Heat Trans Asian Res, 28(5): 337–351, 1999