Reuge, Nicolas and Caussat, Brigitte
A dimensionless study of the evaporation and drying
stages in spray pyrolysis.
(2007)
Computers & Chemical Engineering, 3 (9). 1088-1099. ISSN 0098-1354
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compchemeng.2006.09.011
Abstract
An original dimensionless study of the pure evaporation and precipitation stages of a spray pyrolysis process has been performed. An estimation of the evaporation time is proposed and the influence of the main processing parameters has been investigated. For operating conditions corresponding to industrial requirements, the main limiting step of the evaporation stage is thermal transfer from the column walls to the gas, not mass or thermal transfer at the droplet surface. Therefore, gas and liquid temperatures remain equal and constitutive equations can be greatly simplified. Moreover, in these conditions, neither solute concentration nor temperature gradients exist inside micronic droplets. Some data from the literature have been modelled and show the large range of validity of the equations and explanations proposed. Finally, with the assumptions made here, the dimensionless study of the precipitation stage shows that the presence of a crust can increase the drying time four-fold. However, a filled particle can still be formed.
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Audience (journal): | International peer-reviewed journal |
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Institution: | Université de Toulouse > Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse - Toulouse INP (FRANCE) Université de Toulouse > Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier - UT3 (FRANCE) French research institutions > Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS (FRANCE) |
Laboratory name: | Laboratoire de Génie Chimique - LGC (Toulouse, France) - Génie des Interfaces & Milieux Divisés (GIMD) - CVD |
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Deposited On: | 14 Oct 2008 13:27 |
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