Model Development and Economic Evaluation of a Sensible Heat Storage Unit Utilized in a Solar-Dehumidification Lumber Drying System

Authors

  • Wayne A. Helmer
  • Peter Y. S. Chen

Keywords:

Solar energy, wood drying, heat pump, drying model, simulation

Abstract

A mathematical model for a rock-bed energy storage system has been developed for a solar-dehumid-ification lumber dryer and shown to give good correlation with experimental data. The drying rate of yellow poplar lumber was mathematically related to the collector area and storage size. A simple economic model was used to compare solar, solar-dehumidification, dehumidification, and wood-fired boiler drying systems.

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2007-06-28

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Number 3 / July 1987

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