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In this work a sophisticated numerical model is presented that describes the drying of porous media. This model, which is known as TransPore, has evolved over the years through the direct inputs of both authors. Nowadays, TransPore can be used to analyse the drying of media that are of completely arbitrary shape and size, under a variety of drying conditions. The engine of the computational model uses a number of state-of-the-art numerical methods that ensure the simulation results describe the particular drying process accurately, whilst guaranteeing the most efficient and effective usage of computer resources. For example, the numerical discretisation method is based on a completely conservative hybrid finite element control volume technique that uses a finite element mesh for its background gradient interpolation. Furthermore, flux limiting is used to reduce numerical dispersion in the drying kinetics …