Fabric-drying process in domestic dryers
V. Yadav *, C.G. Moon
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Available online 4 September 2007
Abstract
A theoretical analysis of the drying process occurring inside the household electric tumbler clothes-dryer is performed to
determine various thermo-physical parameters affecting the energy consumption and for the development of a simulation
model. Experiments are conducted on a test set-up, based on a compact tumble-dryer, to measure the values of the parameters
necessary for evaluating the performance. Widely-accepted economy standards are considered for comparison of simulation
and experimental results. The simulation results are in reasonable agreement with experimental data. An empirical
correlation for the specific moisture-extraction rate (SMER) is developed to translate energy-consumption information
from one standard to the other.
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