Open AccessMODEL OF A PROCESS FOR DRYING Eucalyptus spp AT HIGH TEMPERATURES
Author(s) -
P. C. C. Pinheiro,
T. J. Raad,
Masamichi Yoshida
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
brazilian journal of chemical engineering/brazilian journal of chemical engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1678-4383
pISSN - 0104-6632
DOI - 10.1590/s0104-66321998000400007
Subject(s) - eucalyptus , isothermal process , thermogravimetry , fortran , process (computing) , volume (thermodynamics) , mass transfer , finite volume method , heat transfer , materials science , thermodynamics , process engineering , mathematics , mechanics , computer science , engineering , physics , chemical engineering , botany , programming language , biology
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