A novel radio frequency assisted heat pump dryer

Drying Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 7-8, 1999, Pages 1571-1578

  Marshall, M G ^a   Metaxas, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Batch Drying; Heat Pump; Modelling; Radio Frequency

Indexed keywords

BRICK; DRYING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRUSHED BRICK PARTICULATE; HEAT PUMP BATCH DRYER; RADIO FREQUENCY HEATING;

DRYERS (EQUIPMENT);

DRYER; HEAT PUMP; MATHEMATICAL MODELING;

EID: 0033491704     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373939908917636     Document Type: Conference Paper

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