TY - EJOU AU - Mustaphaa, Nour El Houda Ben AU - Boumnijel, Ibtissem AU - El-Ganaoui, M. AU - Mihoubi, Daoued TI - A Comparative Study of Different Drying Processes for a Deformable Saturated Porous Medium T2 - Fluid Dynamics \& Materials Processing PY - 2023 VL - 19 IS - 6 SN - 1555-2578 AB - Drying of a deformable saturated porous medium based on convective tempering is a novel method that can enhance energy efficiency and the quality of the dried product itself. In this experimental investigation, the performances of this specific technique are compared with those of a standard stationary drying process in terms of deformation, drying kinetics, moisture redistribution, and energy consumption. In particular, the response of a deformable saturated porous medium (Kaolin) is considered. The results are critically discussed pointing out advantages and drawbacks. KW - Convective drying; tempering convective drying; energy consumption; Kaolin DO - 10.32604/fdmp.2023.022888