Drying of Polymeric and Solid Materials
Subtitle: Modelling and Industrial Applications
By: by Jean-Maurice Vergnaud
Publisher: Springer London
Published: 1992
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781447119562; 9781447119548
Subjects: Polymers; Surfaces (Physics); Chemistry; Chemical engineering
Description: 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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Table of contents: title: Principles and General Equations; title: Thin Plane Sheet; title: Cylinder; title: Sphere; title: Numerical Analysis for a Plane Sheet; title: Numerical Analysis for a Cylinder; title: Numerical Analysis for a Sphere; title: Diffusion-Evaporation in Two and Three Dimensions: Isotropic and Anisotropic Media; title: Drying of Paints; title: Drying of Wet Earth for Adobe Construction; title: Drying of Rubbers; title: Drying of Plasticised PVC; title: Drying of Wood; title: Drying of Thermosetting Coatings; title: Drying of Dosage Forms for Medical Applications; title: Drying of a Polymer Sphere with Shrinkage; title: Subject Index.