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Drying Kinetics of Paper Mill Sludge
College of Mechanical & Power Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
College of Mechanical & Power Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
College of Mechanical & Power Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
College of Mechanical & Power Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
- 1 College of Mechanical & Power Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
- 2 College of Mechanical & Power Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
- 3 College of Mechanical & Power Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
- 4 College of Mechanical & Power Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China
Energy and Power Engineering·Volume 09 (2017)·Pages 141–148·Published 6 April 2017·DOI10.4236/epe.2017.94B017
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Abstract
Drying experiments of two paper mill sludge were carried using hot air with a temperature range of 50?C - 80?C and an air velocity of 0.96 m/son a laboratory convective dryer. The drying characteristics were discussed and the drying kinetic equation was solved. The dependence of the reaction rate constant on the drying temperature was given by Arrhenius equation, and the activation energies for moisture diffusion in paper mill sludge sample A and B were found to be 21.53 kJ/mol and 15.38 kJ/mol, respectively.
KeywordsPaper Mill SludgeWater ContentDrying KineticsActivation Energy
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