relation: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/475/
title: Microwave heating of flowing slurry
creator: Barton, N.
creator: Stokes, N.
subject: Materials
description: Mathematical models are constructed to investigate the use of microwaves to dissolve chemical crystals in a flowing solvent. The slurry is considered to be a Newtonian fluid in which the solvent is heated by microwaves. The solute crystals dissolve at a rate which depends strongly on temperature, and the dissolution has a profound effect on the viscosity of the slurry. Special consideration is given to crystal size and heating effects close to the walls containing the slurry.    A simplified version of the mathematical model is solved numerically, and the results lead to suggestions for improved design of the process. We also investigate the implications of non-Newtonian fluid models. The overall outcome of the work is a better understanding of the heat and mass transfer of the slurry, as well as recommendations on crystal size and design of the process.
date: 1995
type: Study Group Report
type: NonPeerReviewed
format: application/pdf
language: en
identifier: http://miis.maths.ox.ac.uk/miis/475/1/Microwave-heating-of-a-flowing-slurry.pdf
identifier:   Barton, N. and Stokes, N.  (1995) Microwave heating of flowing slurry.  [Study Group Report]