Development of a Dryer with a Heat Exchanger to Recover Energy for Drying Agricultural Produce
Keywords:drying, heat exchanger, energy, agricultural produce
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a heat recovery by guiding the
Development of a Dryer with a Heat Exchanger to Recover Energy for Drying Agricultural Produce
Keywords:drying, heat exchanger, energy, agricultural produce
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a heat recovery by guiding the exhaust air through a heat exchanger in a hot air dryer. The temperature of inlet air could be increased by the developed heat recovery device to achieve energy saving. Experimental results indicated that the heat recovery device could increase the inlet fresh temperature 11℃, the effectiveness ratio of the heat exchanger was up to 70-80%, and heating efficiency of the heater was 50% through the analysis of inlet and outlet temperature, airflow rate as well as fuel consumption of the heater. In addition, the maximum temperature difference in the drying chamber was in the range of 0.6-1.2℃, indicating that the airflow in the drying was uniform, thus the uniform quality of agricultural produce could be obtained. In order to analyse the optimum operation conditions, the effect of fan speed on the temperature and airflow distribution was investigated in the drying system. The results showed that the optimum fan speed should be faster during start-up period and lower during a steady stage.
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