Application of heat pump drying systems in food industry

Abstract

Heat pump drying systems application has great potential and provides economical and ecological benefit in food industry. Many researchers deal with a problem of investigating heat pump drying system performance. However, there have not been any massive applications of these systems on farms and in food industry in Republic of Serbia, considering huge effort of their promotion. This paper analyze performances of typical drying systems configurations from the COP and specific compressor work point of view, considering different outside influences and operating conditions. .

Upotreba toplotnih pumpi obećava ekonomski i ekološki benefit i veliki broj istraživanja se bavi njihovom primenom u sistemima sušenja prehrambenih proizvoda. Međutim, do njihove masovnije upotrebe u Republici Srbiji na farmama i u industriji još uvek nije došlo uprkos uloženim naporima i promovisanju. U ovom radu analizirane su performanse rada tipičnih konfiguracija sistema sušenja sa stanovišta postizanja maksimalnog koeficijenta grejanja pod određenim spoljnim uticajima i u zavisnosti od željenog režima sušenja. .