A numerical analysis of the laser drying process by employing a generalized,Maxwell-Cattaneo equation to treat both heat and mass transfer was presented. Calculations wereperformed to illustrate the non-classical tran...A numerical analysis of the laser drying process by employing a generalized,Maxwell-Cattaneo equation to treat both heat and mass transfer was presented. Calculations wereperformed to illustrate the non-classical transport of heat and moisture. The effect of the heatflux density and the initial moisture content on water removal was also investigated. The resultsindicate that the non-equilibrium mass diffusion plays an important role during the very earlystages of moisture removal, especially at the surface of the medium. Away from the surface, thenon-Fickian model shows a delay in the reduction of the moisture content. The calculation resultsalso show that the initial moisture content of the medium has a considerable effect on waterremoval.展开更多
基金This work was financially supported by the State Key Fundamental Research Plan of China (N0.G2000026306)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50376063).
文摘A numerical analysis of the laser drying process by employing a generalized,Maxwell-Cattaneo equation to treat both heat and mass transfer was presented. Calculations wereperformed to illustrate the non-classical transport of heat and moisture. The effect of the heatflux density and the initial moisture content on water removal was also investigated. The resultsindicate that the non-equilibrium mass diffusion plays an important role during the very earlystages of moisture removal, especially at the surface of the medium. Away from the surface, thenon-Fickian model shows a delay in the reduction of the moisture content. The calculation resultsalso show that the initial moisture content of the medium has a considerable effect on waterremoval.
