Tao T.Peng X.F.Lee D.J.2019-05-142019-05-14200507373937https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/408039The drying of wastewater sludge with or without an artificial crack was monitored using an electronic balance and an X-ray micro-computerized tomography scanner (micro-CT). The drying rates for sludge cake without a crack was 50-60% of pure water test. With an artificial crack of triangular cross section whose orientation was parallel to (P-type) or normal to (N-type) the air flow, their peak drying rates would be higher than that of cake without a crack. Also, the drying rate of sludge cake with P-type crack was higher than that with N-type crack, being attributable to the additional surface yielded by artificial crack. Using the total surface area as a basis, the effective drying fluxes from sludge cake were noted to close to the water drying test. Copyright ? 2005 Taylor & Francis, Inc.CrackCTDryingFluxes[SDGs]SDG6journal article10.1081/DRT-2000541642-s2.0-17144427768https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-17144427768&doi=10.1081%2fDRT-200054164&partnerID=40&md5=555f75f00b09081a5c32361192bb7ffc