TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of solar dryer and solar-assisted heat pump dryer for cassava
AU - Yahya, M.
AU - Fudholi, Ahmad
AU - Hafizh, Hadyan
AU - Sopian, Kamaruzzaman
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016
PY - 2016/10/15
Y1 - 2016/10/15
N2 - The performance of a solar dryer (SD) and a solar-assisted heat pump dryer (SAHPD) for drying of cassava chips have been investigated. The SD and SAHPD decreased the mass of cassava from 30.8 kg to 17.4 kg within 13 and 9 h at average temperatures of 40 °C and 45 °C, respectively. The moisture content of cassava decreased from 61% (wet basis) to 10.5%, with a mass flow rate of 0.124 kg/s. The average thermal efficiencies were 25.6% and 30.9% for SD and SAHPD respectively. The average drying rate (DR) and specific moisture extraction rate (SMER) were 1.33 kg/h and 0.38 kg/kW h, respectively, for SD as well as 1.93 kg/h and 0.47 kg/kW h, respectively, for SAHPD. The pick-up efficiencies varied from 3.9% to 65.8% and 15.9% to 70.4% for SD and SAHPD, with average values of 39.3% and 43.6%, respectively. The average solar fractions were 66.7% for SD and 44.6% for SAHPD. The coefficient of performance of the heat pump ranged from 3.23 to 3.47, with an average of 3.38.
AB - The performance of a solar dryer (SD) and a solar-assisted heat pump dryer (SAHPD) for drying of cassava chips have been investigated. The SD and SAHPD decreased the mass of cassava from 30.8 kg to 17.4 kg within 13 and 9 h at average temperatures of 40 °C and 45 °C, respectively. The moisture content of cassava decreased from 61% (wet basis) to 10.5%, with a mass flow rate of 0.124 kg/s. The average thermal efficiencies were 25.6% and 30.9% for SD and SAHPD respectively. The average drying rate (DR) and specific moisture extraction rate (SMER) were 1.33 kg/h and 0.38 kg/kW h, respectively, for SD as well as 1.93 kg/h and 0.47 kg/kW h, respectively, for SAHPD. The pick-up efficiencies varied from 3.9% to 65.8% and 15.9% to 70.4% for SD and SAHPD, with average values of 39.3% and 43.6%, respectively. The average solar fractions were 66.7% for SD and 44.6% for SAHPD. The coefficient of performance of the heat pump ranged from 3.23 to 3.47, with an average of 3.38.
KW - Coefficient of performance
KW - Drying kinetic
KW - Pick-up efficiency
KW - Solar fraction
KW - Thermal efficiency
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U2 - 10.1016/j.solener.2016.07.049
DO - 10.1016/j.solener.2016.07.049
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84989822903
SN - 0038-092X
VL - 136
SP - 606
EP - 613
JO - Solar Energy
JF - Solar Energy
ER -
