On the Modeling of Drying Process in an Industrial Tunnel Dryer

Abstract:

This paper aims to study convective drying of industrial hollow bricks in a tunnel dryer. A transient mathematical model based on the heat and mass conservation equations applied to the air and brick was derived and the numerical solution (finite-volume method) of the governing equations is presented. Predicted and experimental data of the average moisture content and the temperature of the product during the drying process are compared and a good concordance was verified. Numerical results inside the bed confirm an almost null difference between the moisture content along the process. Similar behavior was verified to the product temperature. These results confirm an efficient drying process.

• Periodical: Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volume 400)
• Pages: 51-56
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.400.51
• Online since: March 2020
• Authors: Francisca Valdeiza de Souza Tavares*, Atacy Maciel de Melo Cavalcante, Maria José de Figueiredo, Anderson Ferreira Vilela, Ana Raquel Carmo de Lima, Luan Pedro Melo Azerêdo, Antonio Gilson Barbosa de Lima
• Keywords: Clay Brick, Finite Volume, Heat, Mass, Simulation

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