 Thermodynamic analysis of fluidized bed drying of carrot cubesTayyeb Nazghelichi, Mohammad Hossein Kianmehr and Mortaza Aghbashlo Energy, 2010, vol. 35, issue 12, 4679-4684 Abstract: In this study, the energy and exergy analyses of fluidized bed drying of carrot cubes were investigated. Drying experiments were conducted at inlet air temperatures of 50, 60, and 70 °C, BD (bed depths) of 30, 60, and 90 mm and square-cubed carrot dimensions of 4, 7, and 10 mm. The effects of drying variables on energy utilization, energy utilization ratio, exergy loss and exergy efficiency were studied. The energy utilization and energy utilization ratio varied between 0.105–1.949 kJ/s and 0.074–0.486, respectively. The exergy loss and exergy efficiency were found to be in the range of 0.206–1.612 kJ/s and 0.103–0.707, respectively. The results showed that small particles, deep beds and high inlet air temperatures increased energy utilization, energy utilization ratio, and exergy loss due to high value of heat and mass transfer. Also, the exergy efficiency had maximum value when higher drying air temperature, larger CS (cube size) and shorter BD were used for drying experiment. Keywords: Energy; Exergy; Fluidized bed drying; Carrot cubes (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:energy:v:35:y:2010:i:12:p:4679-4684 DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.09.036 Access Statistics for this article Energy is currently edited by Henrik Lund and Mark J. Kaiser More articles in Energy from Elsevier |
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