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Among the various stages of production of ceramic materials, drying is one of the most energy-consuming and, in general, causes structural damage to the product, compromising its mechanical performance and final quality. Despite the relevance, studies on the drying of ceramic materials are mostly conducted at the experimental level and limited to some specific operational conditions. In this scenario, this research aims to theoretically study the heat and mass transfers in industrial ceramic blocks during drying. Based on the lumped analysis method, and considering the dimensional variations of the material, new phenomenological mathematical models and their respective analytical solutions are proposed to describe the kinetics of mass loss and heating of the material. The predicted results referring to the thermal and gravimetric behavior of the block during the oven drying process under different conditions are compared with the experimental data, obtaining excellent agreement between the results. Furthermore, the transport coefficients were estimated, proving the dependence of these parameters on the drying air conditions. The convective mass transfer coefficient ranged from 6.69 \u00d7 10\u20137 to 15.97 \u00d7 10\u20137 m\/s on the outer surface of the block and from 0.70 \u00d7 10\u20137 to 1.03 \u00d7 10\u20137 m\/s on the inner surface of the material when the drying air temperature ranged from 50 to 100 \u00b0C. The convective heat transfer coefficient ranged from 4.79 to 2.04 W\/(m2.\u00b0C) on the outer surface of the block and from 1.00 to 0.94 W\/(m2.\u00b0C) on the inner surface of the material when air temperature ranged from 50 to 100 \u00b0C.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/en15197150","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,28]],"date-time":"2022-09-28T20:58:47Z","timestamp":1664398727000},"page":"7150","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Heat and Mass Transfer in Structural Ceramic Blocks: An Analytical and Phenomenological Approach"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7187-419X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stephane","family":"Silva","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8939-0946","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carlos","family":"Ara\u00fajo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1026-4523","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jo\u00e3o","family":"Delgado","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CONSTRUCT-LFC, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4387-4600","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ricardo","family":"Gomez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7849-2792","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hort\u00eancia","family":"Magalh\u00e3es","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8025-8911","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maria","family":"Figueredo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Agro-Industrial Management and Technology, Federal University of Para\u00edba, Bananeiras 58220-000, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Juliana","family":"Figueir\u00f4a","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of the Sert\u00e3o Pernambucano, Petrolina 56316-686, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Mirenia","family":"Brito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Jos\u00e9","family":"Neto","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Integrated Colleges of Cear\u00e1, Iguat\u00fa 63508-025, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Adriana","family":"Pereira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil"}]},{"given":"Leonardo","family":"Silva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Industry, Federal Institute Education, Science and Technology of Paraiba, Cajazeiras 58900-000, Brazil"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1691-1872","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Antonio","family":"Lima","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Campina Grande 58429-900, Brazil"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Cavalcanti, M.S.L. 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