Optimization and economic analysis of a solar assisted heat pump drying system
A solar assisted heat pump drying system has been designed, fabricated and tested. The performance of the system has been investigated under the meteorological conditions of Singapore. This paper presents an economic optimization of a solar assisted heat pump drying system. Economic viability of s...
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| author | Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam Rahman, S. M. A. Jahangeer, K. A. |
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| description | A solar assisted heat pump drying system has been designed, fabricated and tested. The performance of
the system has been investigated under the meteorological conditions of Singapore. This paper presents
an economic optimization of a solar assisted heat pump drying system. Economic viability of solar energy
heating systems is usually made by comparing the cost flows recurring throughout the lifetime of the
solar and conventional alternative systems. Therefore, the optimum variables by using simulation
program and pay back period of the system are presented in this paper. Effect of load and different
economic variables on pay back period is also investigated. From optimization, it was found that the
optimum combination of air collector area, evaporator collector area, drying temperature, and air mass
flow rate are about 1.25 m2, 2 m2, 500C and 0.036 kg/sec, respectively, which provides around 90% of
the total load. Economic analysis shows that system has a sufficient amount of savings during the life
cycle with a minimum payback period of about 4.37 year. |
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| spelling | iium-200662012-06-01T00:37:08Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/20066/ Optimization and economic analysis of a solar assisted heat pump drying system Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam Rahman, S. M. A. Jahangeer, K. A. TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery A solar assisted heat pump drying system has been designed, fabricated and tested. The performance of the system has been investigated under the meteorological conditions of Singapore. This paper presents an economic optimization of a solar assisted heat pump drying system. Economic viability of solar energy heating systems is usually made by comparing the cost flows recurring throughout the lifetime of the solar and conventional alternative systems. Therefore, the optimum variables by using simulation program and pay back period of the system are presented in this paper. Effect of load and different economic variables on pay back period is also investigated. From optimization, it was found that the optimum combination of air collector area, evaporator collector area, drying temperature, and air mass flow rate are about 1.25 m2, 2 m2, 500C and 0.036 kg/sec, respectively, which provides around 90% of the total load. Economic analysis shows that system has a sufficient amount of savings during the life cycle with a minimum payback period of about 4.37 year. IIUM Press 2011 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/20066/1/optimization_and_economic_analysis_-_C16.pdf Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam and Rahman, S. M. A. and Jahangeer, K. A. (2011) Optimization and economic analysis of a solar assisted heat pump drying system. In: Alternative energy. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 103-116. ISBN 9789674181581 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/default.aspx |
| spellingShingle | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam Rahman, S. M. A. Jahangeer, K. A. Optimization and economic analysis of a solar assisted heat pump drying system |
| title | Optimization and economic analysis of a solar assisted heat pump drying system |
| title_full | Optimization and economic analysis of a solar assisted heat pump drying system |
| title_fullStr | Optimization and economic analysis of a solar assisted heat pump drying system |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimization and economic analysis of a solar assisted heat pump drying system |
| title_short | Optimization and economic analysis of a solar assisted heat pump drying system |
| title_sort | optimization and economic analysis of a solar assisted heat pump drying system |
| topic | TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery |
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