Temperature Field Simulation and Energy Analysis of a Heat Pump Tobacco Bulk Curing Barn
Recently, heat pump drying has been widely used in tobacco processing. Considering the importance of this issue, it is of significant importance to further investigate temperature distribution and energy analysis in the drying process. To develop an energy-saving, environmental-friendly, and high-qu...
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| author | Ye Zhang Bin Li Zhenfeng He Wenyan Ou Jiahao Zhong Xuefeng Zhang Mingang Meng Changyou Li |
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| description | Recently, heat pump drying has been widely used in tobacco processing. Considering the importance of this issue, it is of significant importance to further investigate temperature distribution and energy analysis in the drying process. To develop an energy-saving, environmental-friendly, and high-quality tobacco drying method, temperature distribution, dehumidification performance, the economic issues, and thermal efficiency of a heat pump curing barn (HPCB) and a traditional coal-fired bulk curing barn (TCCB) were compared. The regional temperature eigenvalue model was applied to describe the temperature uniformity with HPCB and TCCB. Moreover, thermal efficiency was obtained through energy tests. The obtained results showed that HPCB is beneficial to improve the drying quality of tobacco. The performed analyses showed that the thermal efficiency of the TCCB and HPCB was 42.02% and 66.53%, respectively. Accordingly, heat pump technology is recommended for industrial drying of tobacco leaves and obtaining high-quality products. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-713b5c191dc743eaa1b7ed852587a80c2023-11-24T08:16:29ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-11-011522865510.3390/en15228655Temperature Field Simulation and Energy Analysis of a Heat Pump Tobacco Bulk Curing BarnYe Zhang0Bin Li1Zhenfeng He2Wenyan Ou3Jiahao Zhong4Xuefeng Zhang5Mingang Meng6Changyou Li7College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaCollege of Intelligent and Manufacturing Engineering, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing 402160, ChinaCollege of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaCollege of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaCollege of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaCollege of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaCollege of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaCollege of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, ChinaRecently, heat pump drying has been widely used in tobacco processing. Considering the importance of this issue, it is of significant importance to further investigate temperature distribution and energy analysis in the drying process. To develop an energy-saving, environmental-friendly, and high-quality tobacco drying method, temperature distribution, dehumidification performance, the economic issues, and thermal efficiency of a heat pump curing barn (HPCB) and a traditional coal-fired bulk curing barn (TCCB) were compared. The regional temperature eigenvalue model was applied to describe the temperature uniformity with HPCB and TCCB. Moreover, thermal efficiency was obtained through energy tests. The obtained results showed that HPCB is beneficial to improve the drying quality of tobacco. The performed analyses showed that the thermal efficiency of the TCCB and HPCB was 42.02% and 66.53%, respectively. Accordingly, heat pump technology is recommended for industrial drying of tobacco leaves and obtaining high-quality products.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/22/8655tobacco bulk curingheat pumptemperature fieldmoisture dehumidification ratethermal efficiency |
| spellingShingle | Ye Zhang Bin Li Zhenfeng He Wenyan Ou Jiahao Zhong Xuefeng Zhang Mingang Meng Changyou Li Temperature Field Simulation and Energy Analysis of a Heat Pump Tobacco Bulk Curing Barn Energies tobacco bulk curing heat pump temperature field moisture dehumidification rate thermal efficiency |
| title | Temperature Field Simulation and Energy Analysis of a Heat Pump Tobacco Bulk Curing Barn |
| title_full | Temperature Field Simulation and Energy Analysis of a Heat Pump Tobacco Bulk Curing Barn |
| title_fullStr | Temperature Field Simulation and Energy Analysis of a Heat Pump Tobacco Bulk Curing Barn |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temperature Field Simulation and Energy Analysis of a Heat Pump Tobacco Bulk Curing Barn |
| title_short | Temperature Field Simulation and Energy Analysis of a Heat Pump Tobacco Bulk Curing Barn |
| title_sort | temperature field simulation and energy analysis of a heat pump tobacco bulk curing barn |
| topic | tobacco bulk curing heat pump temperature field moisture dehumidification rate thermal efficiency |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/22/8655 |
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