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Drying Technology
An International Journal
Volume 23, 2005 - Issue 1-2
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Drying Kinetics of Some Building Materials

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Pages 305-315 | Published online: 16 Feb 2007
 

Abstract

Moisture is one of the most deteriorating factors of buildings. The deteriorating effect of moisture occurs mainly during the drying phase, not in the wetting phase. Environmental factors, such as air temperature, air humidity, and air velocity affect drying. An experimental air dryer of controlled drying air conditions was used to investigate the drying performance of 4 stone materials, 2 bricks, and 6 plasters. Drying kinetics was examined at 3 air temperatures, 5 air humidities, and 3 air velocities. A first-order kinetics model was obtained in which the drying time constant was a function of the drying conditions, and the equilibrium material moisture content was described by the modified Oswin equation. The parameters of the proposed model were found to be affected strongly by the material characteristics.

Notes

c 1 = 0 (−), b 1 = 3 – 103 (K), c 2 = 0.75 (−), b 2 = 0.36 (−), c 3 = − 0.8 (−).

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