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Industrial Heat Pump-Assisted Wood Drying / by Vasile Minea.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Advances in Drying Science and TechnologyPublisher: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, 2018Edition: 1st editionDescription: 1 online resource (725 pages) : 365 illustrations, text file, PDFContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780429463914
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification:
  • 674/.8 23
LOC classification:
  • TS837 .M526 2018
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Also available in print format.
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Wood -- 3. Moisture in Wood -- 4. Moist Air -- 5. Importance of Wood Drying -- 6. Wood Drying Methods -- 7. Mechanisms of Lumber Drying -- 8. Kiln-Wide Lumber Drying -- 9. Heat Pump-Assisted Wood Dryers -- 10. Heat Pump Systems for Drying -- 11. Refrigerants -- 12. Heat Exchangers without Phase Changes -- 13. Moisture Condensers -- 14. Refrigerant-to-Air Condensers -- 15. Heat Pump Modeling -- 16. Case Studies -- 17. Present and Future R&D Challenges.
Abstract: This book discusses conventional as well as unconventional wood drying technologies. It covers fundamental thermophysical and energetic aspects and integrates two complex thermodynamic systems, conventional kilns and heat pumps, aimed at improving the energy performance of dryers and the final quality of dried lumber. It discusses advanced components, kiln energy requirements, modeling, and software and emphasizes dryer/heat pump optimum coupling, control, and energy efficiency. Problems are included in most chapters as practical, numerical examples for process and system/components calculation and design. The book presents promising advancements and R&D challenges and future requirements.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Wood -- 3. Moisture in Wood -- 4. Moist Air -- 5. Importance of Wood Drying -- 6. Wood Drying Methods -- 7. Mechanisms of Lumber Drying -- 8. Kiln-Wide Lumber Drying -- 9. Heat Pump-Assisted Wood Dryers -- 10. Heat Pump Systems for Drying -- 11. Refrigerants -- 12. Heat Exchangers without Phase Changes -- 13. Moisture Condensers -- 14. Refrigerant-to-Air Condensers -- 15. Heat Pump Modeling -- 16. Case Studies -- 17. Present and Future R&D Challenges.

This book discusses conventional as well as unconventional wood drying technologies. It covers fundamental thermophysical and energetic aspects and integrates two complex thermodynamic systems, conventional kilns and heat pumps, aimed at improving the energy performance of dryers and the final quality of dried lumber. It discusses advanced components, kiln energy requirements, modeling, and software and emphasizes dryer/heat pump optimum coupling, control, and energy efficiency. Problems are included in most chapters as practical, numerical examples for process and system/components calculation and design. The book presents promising advancements and R&D challenges and future requirements.

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