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An experimental study on the performance of a condensing tumbler dryer with an air-to-air heat exchanger
Yeongjin Do
Myungjong Kim
Taewan Kim
Seonghae Jeong
Sangho Park
Sangwoo Woo
Yeonghwan Kwon1
Yoongho Jung1
Jaekeun Lee2
Youngchull Ahn3†
LG Electronics, Gaeumjeong-dong, Changwon City, Gyeongnam 641-711, Korea 1School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, San 30, Jangjeon-dong, Geumjung-gu, Busan 609-735, Korea 2EcoEnergy Research Institute, Kangseo-gu, Busan 618-230, Korea 3Department of Architectural Engineering, Pusan National University, San 30, Jangjeon-dong, Geumjung-gu, Busan 609-735, Korea
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, June 2013, 30(6), 1195-1200(6), 10.1007/s11814-013-0037-4
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Abstract
The performance of energy consumption in the closed-loop tumbler dryer with a condenser for clothes drying is evaluated as a function of the heater capacity, the drying air flow rate inside the dryer, and the cooling air flow rate. The clothes dryer in laundries used in this study consists of a tumbling drum, condenser for condensing the humid and hot air flowing out the rotating drums, and electric heater for heating the circulating drying air. Tests were performed at the heating capacity of 1.9 kW to 2.7 kW, the drying air flow rate of 60m3/h to 140m3/h, and the cooling air flow rate of 100 m3/h to 240 m3/h. The total energy consumption, the drying time, and the condensate water rate were also investigated. Parametric results showed that a larger heater power resulted in shorter drying time. With increasing heater power, the air temperature and the condensate rate increased due to the higher humidity ratio in the air. The drying air flow rate and the cooling air flow rate did not have a significant effect on drying performance.
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