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AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF THE DARCY AND FICK LAWS ON THE SUBLIMATION OF A FROZEN SEMI-INFINITE POROUS MEDIUM.

Author(s) : FEY Y. C., BOLES M. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE FICK LAW REFERS TO DIFFUSIONAL FLOW AND IS GOVERNED BY CONCENTRATION DIFFERENCES. THE DARCY LAW IS HYDRODYNAMIC AND IS GOVERNED BY PRESSURE DIFFERENCES. BOTH ARE APPARENT IN THE PROCESS OF SUBLIMATION WITH REFERENCETO FREEZE-DRYING. THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THIS PAPER STUDIES THIS PROCESS AND CONCLUDES THAT ALTHOUGH BOTH FLOWS TAKEN TOGETHER FORM A MORE COMPLETE MODEL OF THE PROCESS, THE DARCY LAW IS BY FAR THE MORE IMPORTANT. D.W.H.

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  • Original title: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF THE DARCY AND FICK LAWS ON THE SUBLIMATION OF A FROZEN SEMI-INFINITE POROUS MEDIUM.
  • Record ID : 1988-1696
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. Heat Transf. - vol. 109 - n. 4
  • Publication date: 1987/11
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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