?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F475%2F&rft.title=Microwave+heating+of+flowing+slurry&rft.creator=Barton%2C+N.&rft.creator=Stokes%2C+N.&rft.subject=Materials&rft.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%2C+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.%0D%0A%0D%0AA+simplified+version+of+the+mathematical+model+is+solved+numerically%2C+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%2C+as+well+as+recommendations+on+crystal+size+and+design+of+the+process.&rft.date=1995&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F475%2F1%2FMicrowave-heating-of-a-flowing-slurry.pdf&rft.identifier=++Barton%2C+N.+and+Stokes%2C+N.++(1995)+Microwave+heating+of+flowing+slurry.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++