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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.

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