Exergetic performance assessment of a pilot-scale heat pump belt conveyor dryer

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 249-264

  Erbay, Zafer ^a   Icier, Filiz ^a   Hepbasli, Arif ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Drying; Exergy analysis; Heat pump; Olive leaves; Performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; DRYER SYSTEMS; DRYING AIR; DRYING PROCESS; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; EXERGETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY LOSS; FLOW DIAGRAM; HEAT PUMPS; OLIVE LEAVES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PILOT SCALE; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; SYSTEM COMPONENTS; THIN LAYERS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BELT CONVEYORS; DEWATERING; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); DRYING; EXERGY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; PUMPS;

CURING;

EID: 77950826178     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1551     Document Type: Article

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