%0 Journal Article
%@ 10120386
%A Trinh, T.H.
%A Kushaari, K.
%D 2016
%F scholars:7906
%I Trans Tech Publications Ltd
%J Defect and Diffusion Forum
%K Diffusion; Diffusion coatings; Diffusion in solids; Finite element method; Forecasting; Heat transfer; Inverse problems; Plating; Urea, Controlled release; Controlled-release fertilizers; Inverse modelling; Inverse simulation; Nitrogen release; Nutrient requirement; Nutrient utilization; Research studies, Nutrients
%P 30-35
%R 10.4028/www.scientific.net/DDF.369.30
%T Inverse modelling for prediction of coating material diffusivity and lag time of controlled-release coated urea granule
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/7906/
%V 369
%X Controlled release fertilizer (CRF) has attracted a lot of interest because of its advantages for ecosystem in terms of enhancement of nutrient utilization and reducing nutrient loss from leaching and volatilization, etc. While a number of research studies on novel coating material to control the release of nutrients, modelling has a significant role in predicting release behaviour and determining good CRF design that matches the nutrient requirement from the plants. The present study proposes a solution to predict coating material parameters based on multi-diffusion model and preliminary experimental results using inverse simulation technique. In addition, the solution showed an advantage in prediction the release of nutrient, i.e., the reduction in experimental time which plays an important role in investigation novel coating material and designing of CRFs which are matched the nutrient uptake from plants. Hence, this solution reduces experimental cost and time to researchers, who investigated novel CRFs. © 2016 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
%Z cited By 1; Conference of 11th International Conference on Diffusion in Solids and Liquids Mass Transfer - Heat Transfer - Microstructure and Properties - Nanodiffusion and Nanostructured Materials, DSL-2015 ; Conference Date: 22 June 2015 Through 26 June 2015; Conference Code:173949