Advances in Heat Pump-Assisted Drying Technology

ISBN-13: 9780367873981 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 315 str.

Vasile Minea

Opis

This book introduces the technology and current best practices and aims to increase the successful industrial implementation of heat pump- assisted dryers. It enables the reader to engage confidently with the technology and provides a wealth of information on theories, current practices, and future directions of the technology. It emphasizes sev

Spis treści

Advances in Industrial Heat Pump Technologies and Applications, Modeling, Simulation, and Optimization of Heat Pump Drying Systems, Advances in Heat Pump-Assisted Agro-Food Drying Technologies, Advances in Heat Pump-Assisted Drying of Fruits, Advances in Heat Pump-Assisted Technologies for Drying of Vegetables, Drying of Fruits and Vegetables: The Impact of Different Drying Methods on Product Quality, Numerical Modeling of Heat Pump-Assisted Contact Drying, Advances in Dehumidifier Timber Drying in New Zealand

O autorze

Vasile Minea received his PhD from Bucharest University, Romania, where he was professor for over 15 years. During this period, his R&D work focused on heat exchangers, heat pump and recovery systems, advanced compression–absorption/resorption heat pump concepts, and solar energy for comfort and industrial cooling processes. Since 1987, Dr. Minea has been research scientist at Hydro-Québec Research Institute, Canada. His research focuses on commercial and industrial refrigeration, heat recovery and geothermal heat pump systems, low-enthalpy power generation cycles, and heat pump drying. During the past 15 years, he collaborated with the Canadian and American heat pump drying industry and R&D drying community in developing laboratory- and industrial-scale experimental prototypes. Results have been published in drying conference proceedings and prestigious journals such as Drying Technology and International Journal of Refrigeration.