A Thermodynamic Balance Model for Liquid Film Drying Kinetics of a Tablet Film Coating and Drying Process

A tablet film coating and drying process was assessed by an experimentally validated thermodynamic balance model. Mass conservation equations were derived for the process air and the aqueous coating solution. Thermodynamic behavior of the solution was described by evaporation at the tablet surface and penetration into the tablet. Energy balance equations including heat loss to the atmosphere were coupled to the mass conservation equation....