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78 4. Results and Discussion<br />
1<br />
1<br />
0.8<br />
0.8<br />
Water activity []<br />
0.6<br />
0.4<br />
Temperature = 73.0°C<br />
Water activity [-]<br />
0.6<br />
0.4<br />
Temperature = 94.5°C<br />
0.2<br />
UNIFAC<br />
UNIFACvdWFV<br />
Experiment<br />
0.2<br />
UNIFAC<br />
UNIFAC-vdW-FV<br />
Experiment<br />
0<br />
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25<br />
Water mass fraction []<br />
0<br />
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25<br />
Water mass fraction [-]<br />
Fig. 4.25: Numerical and experimental [214] results of water activity (a w ) in PVP/water<br />
solution at 73.0 ◦ C (left) and 94.5 ◦ C (right).<br />
effect in aqueous polymer solutions. In case of mannitol/water droplet evaporation<br />
study, the activity coefficient of water is calculated using the analytical solution of<br />
groups (ASOG) contribution method [213], as it is proven to perform better than the<br />
UNIFAC method [213].<br />
Before implementation of the UNIFAC-vdW-FV method into the current PVP/water<br />
droplet code, it has been verified by comparing the water activity (a w ) computed using<br />
the UNIFAC method [210]. Results from these two methods are compared with<br />
1<br />
0.96<br />
T = 94.5°C<br />
T = 160°C<br />
Water activity []<br />
0.92<br />
0.88<br />
0.84<br />
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6<br />
Mannitol mass fraction []<br />
Fig. 4.26: Numerical results of water activity (a w ) in mannitol/water solution at 94.5 ◦ C<br />
and 160 ◦ C.