Fig. 1.
View of 2D sketches of the water heater (a), axial fan (b), humidifying nozzle (c), and ceiling (d)
Tab. 1.
Parameterized dimensions of the main components of the 3D model of the drying chamber
| Component of the 3D model | A, mm | B, mm | C, mm | D, mm | E, mm | F, mm | G, mm | H, mm | I, mm | J, mm | K, mm | L, mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water heater | 555 | 402 | 730 | 808 | 38 | 477 | 19 | 12.5 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Axial fan | 47.74 | 740.83 | 54.43 | 638.53 | 743.94 | 843 | 766.8 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Humidifying nozzle | 55 | 25 | 15 | 30 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ceiling | 4848 | 477 | 5703 | 5058 | 7291 | 242.5 | 1003 | 2365.5 | 347.5 | 547.5 | 3438.5 | 238.5 |
Fig. 2.
View of the main window of the developed software
Fig. 3.
Tab of the automated design of the 3D model of the drying chamber
Fig. 4.
General view of the drying chamber assembly in SolidWorks
Fig. 5.
Scheme of transformation of a 3D model of stacks into a three-dimensional array of cells
Fig. 6.
Algorithm for creating a cellular automata field within stacks
Fig. 7.
Tab of the cellular automata field creation
Fig. 8.
View of the created cellular automata field
Fig. 9.
The diagram illustrating the coordinates for the boundary conditions in the mathematical model
Fig. 10.
Cell marking scheme used for transition rules
Fig. 11.
Tab of the input data of the simulation and its launch
Fig. 12.
View of the Entity-Relationship diagram for developed software
Fig. 13.
View of the UML use case diagram
Fig. 14.
View of the UML sequence diagram
Fig. 15.
Start of the iteration cycle
Fig. 16.
A chart depicting the variation of the key parameters over time for the first study
Fig. 17.
A chart depicting the variation of the key parameters over time for the second study