Performance Analysis of an Electric Clothes Dryer |
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Authors: | Ashraf M Bassily Gerald M Colver |
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Affiliation: |
a Gharian University, Gharian, Libya
b Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA |
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Abstract: | Improving the energy efficiency of clothes dryers has been the subject of numerous investigations. However, to date the clothes drying process has not been thoroughly tested or analyzed in a comprehensive study. Many of the techniques that have been proposed to improve energy efficiency add to dryer cost or are environmentally unacceptable. In the present study, a commercial Frigidaire dryer was instrumented and evaluated for energy performance by changing operating parameters including heater power, fan speed, drum speed, weight, and initial moisture content of the clothes. The total drying time and energy consumption was monitored as well as the effect of air leakage into the drum. The experimental results from 32 runs of the dryer were evaluated. The results from these tests are discussed and techniques are proposed in an attempt to improve the energy efficiency of this unit. |
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Keywords: | Clothes drying Drum Drying process Energy efficiency Heater |
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