The Effect of Sodium Chloride on the Process of Drying of Porous Media

The high temperature drying process of corundum cylinders partially saturated with aqueous solutions of sodium chloride was investigated with neutron imaging technique accompanied with mass and temperature measurements. The statistical analysis of neutron images was applied in order to quantify the time evolution of the process. The substantial slowing down of drying with increasing salt concentration was found. This effect was attributed to increase of viscosity of the solution with increasing salt content as well as to the formation of an outer layer of NaCl on the sample surface.