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Single Stage Vapor Compression Heat Pump Dryers Design Example

The single-stage vapor compression heat pump dryer applies with high coefficient of performance (COP) and specific moisture extraction ratio (SMER) for medium-temperature drying.

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A modern alternative for substantial energy recovery with suitable drying rates is the heat pump drying technology operating with full re-circulation of the exhaust air. The main features of the heat pump dryer are the ability to fully recycle exhaust air by using a closed loop design, condensation of water vapor in the air and energy transfer for boiling the refrigerant inside the evaporator, with subsequent release of this energy to the air inlet during condensation of refrigerant inside the condenser.

Heat Pump Drying of Onion Flakes Design Example

[From: heat pump dryers -theory, design and industrial applications]

A pilot heat pump fluidized bed dryer working with R22 refrigerant used to dry 5 × 5 × 8 mm onion
flakes with a water removal rate of 30 kg/h. The drying chamber inlet air temperature and relative
humidity are 40°C and 20%, respectively, and the outlet air relative humidity is 70%. The
evaporating temperature is 7.78°C; the condensing temperature is 45°C; And the isentropic and
volumetric efficiencies are 0.6 and 0.7, respectively. Saturated vapor is compressed and
saturated liquid is throttled adiabatically. Consider that drying is adiabatic and at atmospheric
pressure and calculate the compressor shaft work and volumetric flow rate, evaporating and
condensing capacities, COP, SMER and the total energy paid.

1. The air state points for the heat pump drying cycle in the Mollier diagram  

Point

A

B

C

D

Temperature, ℃

40

26.1

13.68

7.78

Relative humidity

20%

70%

94.30%

100%

Absolute humidity g/Kg

9.20

14.8

9.20

6.56

Enthalpy KJ/Kg

63.86

63.86

36.96

24.30

Dew point Temperature, ℃

12.78

2. R22 State points on the log(p)–h diagram

Point

1

2i

2

3

4

Temperature, degree Celsius

7.78

61.28

79.76

45

7.78

Absolute Pressure KPa

636.02

1728.43

1728.43

1728.43

636.02

Enthalpy KJ/Kg

408.17

432.95

449.47

256.46

256.46

Entropy KJ/Kg.K

1.74

1.74

1.79

1.19

Specific volume m3/Kg

0.0371

3. Heat pump system

3.1

Evaporating capacity

Qev = W/ΔX *Δh

39.97 Kw

3.2

R22 mass rate

Mr= Qev/ (h1-h4)

0.2635 Kg/s

3.3

Compressor shaft power

W0 = mr*( h2-h1)

10.88 Kw

3.4

Volumetric flow rate of compressor

Vr=3600*mr*v1

50.28m3 /h

3.5

Condensing capacity

mr*(h2-h3)

50.85 Kw

3.6

COP

Qev/ W0

3.664

3.7

SMER

W/W0

2.750 Kg/Kwh

3.8

Euse

1/COP

27.3%