Heat and mass transfer in the processes of drying thin natural leathers pasted on smooth surfaces

The results of the study of drying thin natural leather pasted on a smooth surface are presented. The results of solving the differential equation of non-stationary heat conduction with constant thermophysical coefficients are used to determine the average temperature during the period of decreasing drying rate. The calculated values of temperatures for moisture-proof and moisture-free skin surfaces are given. Methods for simplifying solutions of nonlinear equations with the aim of linearizing these equations for approximating solutions with variable transport coefficients are considered. The use of the method of piecewise stepwise approximation of the transfer coefficients with constant values of these coefficients over short time intervals showed that for low-intensity drying processes, the solutions of the linear heat equation are implemented quite accurately, confirming the regularities obtained empirically. The calculation of the duration of drying according to the method of B. S. Sazhin is given. The results of the processing of experimental curves for drying leathers pasted are presented. The reliability of the obtained equations is verified and the experiment is compared with the calculated values using the formulas. The obtained approximate analytical solutions with reliable values of the transfer coefficients, confirmed by experimentally established regularities, are of practical importance. Together with experimental methods, analytical methods make it possible to establish optimal drying regimes and more accurately generalize experimental data. 

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