Performance Enhancement of Heat Pump Dryer using Heat Recovery

Authors

  • Praphanpong Somsila Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani Province, 34190, Thailand
  • Eakpoom Boonthum Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Phitsanulok Province, 65000, Thailand
  • Songsupa Pumchumpol Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani Province, 34190, Thailand
  • Umphisak Teeboonma Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani Province, 34190, Thailand
  • Apinunt Namkhat Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani Province, 34190, Thailand

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.118.2.3446

Keywords:

Drying, waste heat recovery, heat pump dryer, refrigerant R32

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study on performance of a heat pump dryer using R32 refrigerant by recovering waste heat from an external condenser. Drying was carried out with drying temperatures of 45, 50 and 55 °C and water flow rates in the heat exchanger of 2, 3 and 4 L/min. Criteria for evaluating performance of heat pump dryer include: drying rate (DR), specific moisture extraction rate, specific energy consumption (SEC) and coefficient of performance of heat pump (COPh). The result shown that the performance of a heat pump dryer with heat recovery is higher than that of a traditional heat pump dryer. It was also found that increasing in drying temperature and water flow rate in heat exchanger resulted in an increase in the drying rate, power of the heat pump dryer and the specific moisture extraction rate. Whereas the specific energy consumption had decreased.

Author Biographies

Praphanpong Somsila, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani Province, 34190, Thailand

p.somsila@hotmail.com

Eakpoom Boonthum, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Pibulsongkram Rajabhat University, Phitsanulok Province, 65000, Thailand

eakpoom.b@psru.ac.th

Songsupa Pumchumpol, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani Province, 34190, Thailand

songsupa.p@ubu.ac.th

Umphisak Teeboonma, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani Province, 34190, Thailand

umphisak@hotmail.com

Apinunt Namkhat, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ubon Ratchathani University, Ubon Ratchathani Province, 34190, Thailand

apinunt.n@ubu.ac.th

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Published

2024-06-30

How to Cite

Praphanpong Somsila, Eakpoom Boonthum, Songsupa Pumchumpol, Umphisak Teeboonma, & Apinunt Namkhat. (2024). Performance Enhancement of Heat Pump Dryer using Heat Recovery. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 118(2), 34–46. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.118.2.3446

Issue

Vol. 118 No. 2: June (2024)

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