Research Article

Numerical Study on Heat Transfer and Release Characteristics of Key Components in Electrically Heated Tobacco Products

Table 2

Parameters used in the simulation.

ParameterValue

Tobacco density (kg/m3)919.9
Tobacco particle density (kg/m3)1040
Initial porosity of tobacco0.420
Initial permeability of tobacco (m2)3.41 × 10−10
Equivalent diameter of tobacco shreds (mm)0.39
Thermal conductivity of water vapor (W/(m·K))0.0261
Specific heat capacity of water vapor (J/(kg·K))2014
Water vapor viscosity (kg/(m·s))1.34 × 10−5
Thermal conductivity of glycerol vapor (W/(m·K))0.0205
Specific heat capacity of glycerol vapor (J/(kg·K))1916
Glycerol vapor viscosity (kg/(m·s))9.87 × 10−6
Thermal conductivity of nicotine vapor (W/(m·K))0.0212
Specific heat capacity of nicotine vapor (J/(kg·K))1813
Nicotine vapor viscosity (kg/(m·s))9.35 × 10−6
Enthalpy of water evaporation (J/kg)2.26 × 106
Enthalpy of glycerol evaporation (J/kg)6.64 × 105
Heat transfer coefficient of the outer wall of tobacco section (W/(m2·K))65.25