EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY OF DRYING OF POROUS BIOFUEL MIXTURE

Abstract

The paper presents experimental and numerical studies of the drying kinetics of a porous mixture of biofuel based on the solid residue of peat after extraction and corn stalks. The experiments were carried out on a convective drying stand. The effect of temperature on the duration of drying was determined. As the temperature rises, the drying process intensifies. Effective modes of drying the porous mixture of biofuel have been determined. An adequate model was chosen for numerical simulation. A comparison of the obtained numerical results with our own experimental data show sufficient agreement.