Solar-assisted fluidized bed dryer integrated with a heat pump for mint leaves

Küçük Resim Yok

Tarih

2016

Dergi Başlığı

Dergi ISSN

Cilt Başlığı

Yayıncı

Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd

Erişim Hakkı

info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess

Özet

A new, mixed-mode, fluidized bed drying system was developed using a solar energy system. The system was comprised of a solar air collector, a parabolic trough collector, and a heat pump system. The performance of the fluidized bed drying system was assessed by conducting energy and exergy analyses. This fluidized bed dryer was used to investigate the drying kinetics of mint leaves. The temperatures of the air used for drying by the solar energy system and the heat pump system were 45 and 50 degrees C, respectively. The energy and exergy efficiencies of the system were found to be 50 and 26%, respectively. The heating coefficient of performance (HCOP) was suggested as a new performance parameter of a solar energy system. The heat pump system had a coefficient of performance (COP) value of five. In other words, the heating coefficient of performance of this solar energy system was 10. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Açıklama

Anahtar Kelimeler

Fluidized-bed dryer, Drying, Energy and exergy, Heating coefficient of performance (HCOP), Mint

Kaynak

Applied Thermal Engineering

WoS Q Değeri

Q1

Scopus Q Değeri

Q1

Cilt

106

Sayı

Künye