Design of New Heat Pump Dryer System: A Case Study in Drying Characteristics of Kitchen Waste

Fugui Yuan; Chunqi Tang

doi:10.54691/vmbyhq44

Authors

Fugui Yuan
Chunqi Tang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54691/vmbyhq44

Keywords:

Heat Pump Drying System; Coefficient of Performance (COP); Compressor; Drying Chamber; Specific Moisture Extraction Rate (SMER).

Abstract

Existing kitchen waste treatment equipment primarily employs biological cultures for high-temperature fermentation of kitchen waste during the secondary decomposition stage. The temperature inside the fermentation chamber is mainly achieved by heating the air through electric heating tubes. However, this method of electric heating still possesses numerous shortcomings, such as high power consumption and significant energy loss. Given the aforementioned reasons, this article proposes a heat pump drying device specifically designed for the moisture removal process during the fermentation treatment of kitchen waste. This device effectively removes the moisture generated during the fermentation of kitchen waste and assists the electric heating unit in the biomass waste treatment equipment in heating the fermentation chamber, thereby reducing electricity consumption.The closed-loop heat pump drying system can continuously introduce hot, low-humidity air into the fermentation chamber through a circulating fan to remove moisture from kitchen waste.To investigate the dehumidification performance of this device, this article varies the airflow rate of the circulating fan in the heat pump drying system and the inlet water temperature of the plate heat exchanger, achieving changes in the airflow through the dehumidification evaporator and the condensation temperature of the system. Under experimental conditions, the range of the coefficient of performance (COP) achieved by the device is between 3.07 and 5.39; the specific moisture extraction rate (SMER) ranges from 0.62 to 1.81 Kg/(Kw·h), and the moisture removal rate (Mr) ranges from 1.9 Kg/h to 8.2 Kg/h.

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