Performance investigation of the drying of parsley in a tray dryer system
by Ebru Hancioglu, Arif Hepbasli, Filiz Icier, Zafer Erbay, Neslihan Colak
International Journal of Exergy (IJEX), Vol. 7, No. 2, 2010

Abstract: The performance of a tray dryer system for the parsley drying process was assessed using energy and exergy analysis methods in this study. The drying temperature ranged from 40°C to 60°C, while the drying air velocity varied from 0.5 m/s to 1.5 m/s. The higher temperature and lower velocity led to higher exergy and energy efficiencies. The exergy efficiency value for the overall system on a product/fuel basis was found to be 3.62%. The values for Specific Moisture Extraction Rate (SMER) and Specific Moisture Exergetic index (SMExR) were obtained to be 0.08 and 2.47 kg/kWh, respectively.

Online publication date: Tue, 26-Jan-2010

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