Abstract
This article reports on a study of developing a novel residential clothes dryer using waste heat rejected from a room air conditioner. An experimental rig has been set up and extensive experimental work under various operating conditions carried out. A simplified mathematical expression (SME) for the clothes drying process using rejected waste heat from a RAC has also been developed and validated by the experimental results. The study results showed that in tropical or sub-tropical regions, where air conditioning is operated for at least 7-8 months in a year, the use of waster heat from an air cooled RAC can achieve both effective clothes drying and energy use reduction.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1471-1490 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Drying Technology |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Sept 2003 |
Keywords
- Clothes drying
- Condenser heat rejection
- Room air-conditioner
- Tropical or subtropical
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Chemical Engineering (miscellaneous)