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Performance study of a heat pump dryer system for specialty crops—Part 1: Development of a simulation model
Author(s) -
Adapa Phani K.,
Schoenau Greg J.,
Sokhansanj Shahab
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.836
Subject(s) - heat pump , process engineering , heat transfer , mechanical engineering , vapor compression refrigeration , hybrid heat , engineering , environmental science , thermodynamics , heat exchanger , physics , refrigerant
This research is concerned with the technology of heat pump assisted drying of specialty crops. A simplified procedure for modelling the performance of a low temperature heat pump dryer was developed. The system modelled consists of a vapour compression heat pump coupled to a continuous cross flow bed dryer. The model takes into account the detailed heat and mass transfer phenomena taking place in the heat pump and dryer circuits. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.