An Expatiate View of Solid Clay Based Desiccant Mould with Varying Void Fraction on Absorption

Abstract:

Experimental study on moisture absorption of solid clay based desiccant mould with varying void fraction is presented in this work. Solid desiccant moulds of three types by varying void fraction with the composition of 10% cement, 10% of calcium chloride, 20% vermiculite with particle size of 5mm and above and 60% of bentonite were prepared and tested under uniform conditions in the drying chamber. The results show that the moisture absorption capacity of the mould is significantly affected when the void fraction is changed.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 984-985)
• Pages: 94-99
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.984-985.94
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Mohanram Parthiban*, V. Shanmugam, P. Senthil Kumar
• Keywords: Desiccant Materials, Solid Desiccant, Vermiculite Particle Size, Void Fraction

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