Numerical simulation of dehydration of heat-sensitive shrinking materials

Description: During drying most real materials shrink depending on moisture content, physical structure and sometimes the rate of drying. Moisture and temperature dependent transport properties (such as moisture diffusivity, thermal conductivity etc.) that control the drying rate change significantly with the shrinkage of the product. A two-dimensional liquid diffusion model will be developed in MATLAB to predict the drying kinetics of a model material. The CFD software (such as Fluent or Comsol) could be used to obtain the necessary boundary conditions. The variation of the transport properties with the shrinkage will be simulated using the model and their contribution on the drying rate will be investigated.

Faculty Supervisor:

Deepa Kundur

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Partner:

National University of Singapore

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Education

University:

University of Toronto

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