TY - JOUR
T1 - Diffusion of moisture in drying of sugar cane fibers and bundles
AU - Rodriguez-Ramirez, J.
AU - Quintana-Hernândez, P. A.
AU - Méndez-Lagunas, L.
AU - Martinez-Gonzâlez, G.
AU - Gonzâlez-Alatorre, G.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Sugar cane fibers and arrangements of fibers in cylindrical bundles were dried in a thermoanalyzer and their diffusive coefficients were calculated using the slope method. The effect of temperature, moisture content as well as structural changes were analyzed. Diffusion coefficients changed nonlinearly with moisture content and followed an Arrhenius-like functionality with temperature. The analysis of these effects suggested a liquid diffusion transport mechanism of moisture transfer inside sugar cane fibers and bundles.
AB - Sugar cane fibers and arrangements of fibers in cylindrical bundles were dried in a thermoanalyzer and their diffusive coefficients were calculated using the slope method. The effect of temperature, moisture content as well as structural changes were analyzed. Diffusion coefficients changed nonlinearly with moisture content and followed an Arrhenius-like functionality with temperature. The analysis of these effects suggested a liquid diffusion transport mechanism of moisture transfer inside sugar cane fibers and bundles.
KW - Arrhenius relation
KW - Slope method
KW - Sugar cane drying
KW - Thermoanalysis
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0342748477&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/07373930008917756
DO - 10.1080/07373930008917756
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0737-3937
VL - 18
SP - 1091
EP - 1098
JO - Drying Technology
JF - Drying Technology
IS - 4-5
ER -