Review Article
Mass and Heat Transport Models for Analysis of the Drying Process in Porous Media: A Review and Numerical Implementation
Table 1
Comparison of different drying models.
| | Diffusion theory | Receding front theory | Model of Philip and De Vries | Luikov’s theory | Krischer’s theory | Whitaker’s model |
| Mass transport due to | Diffusion of air | | | | | | Yes | Convection of air | | | | | | Yes | Diffusion of vapor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Convection of vapor | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Capillary force | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Energy transport due to | Diffusion | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Convection | | | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Conduction | | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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