Premium
ENERGY CONSERVATION IN TEXTILE DRYING BY SELECTION OF RINSE TEMPERATURE
Author(s) -
STEADMAN ROBERT G.,
GEISSLER JAYNE E.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of consumer studies and home economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 0309-3891
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.1979.tb00565.x
Subject(s) - textile , environmental science , energy conservation , clothing , energy (signal processing) , pulp and paper industry , waste management , materials science , composite material , engineering , mathematics , statistics , archaeology , electrical engineering , history
In washing apparel and related articles, a cold rinse does not always conserve energy. Removal of water in spin drying becomes more complete as its temperature is raised, thus reducing the amount of costly thermal drying. When gas‐heated water is used in washing followed by electric drying, total energy cost is minimized by using at least a warm rinse cycle. When the same type of energy is used in water heating and drying, no energy is saved by heating rinse water.