Re-circulating heat pump assisted continuous bed drying and energy analysis

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 961-972

  Adapa, Phani K ^a   Schoenau, Greg J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Heat pump drying; SMER; Specialty crops

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXTRACTION; LOW TEMPERATURE DRYING; MOISTURE;

CONTINUOUS BED DRYING; ENERGY ANALYSIS; HEAT PUMP DRYER SYSTEM; SPECIFIC MOISTURE EXTRACTION RATES (SMER);

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

DRYING; ENERGY; HEAT PUMP;

EID: 24944472095     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1103     Document Type: Article

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