Heat Pump Dryers ― Theory, Design and Industrial Applications

This book covers the underlying essentials and theory required for the design and application of heat pump dryers. It includes comprehensive layouts of heat pump dryers for a diversity of materials with market value. The equations, diagrams, and procedures are explained to form the basis for heat pump dryer design and dimensioning. The operating conditions, refrigerant, moist air, and product properties are considered, while the heat pump dryers and conventional dryers are compared in terms of performance, removal rate, and energy utilization.

Prof. Odilio Alves-Filho earned his master’s and PhD degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Davis, and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, where he is a professor and chair for the

advanced PhD course in heat and mass transport in porous media. He is a former dean of the Faculty of Mechanical-Electrical Engineering, head of the Center of Excellence in Dewatering, and CEO of Innovative Drying Tech. He co-authored the Ramalho and Alves-Filho Model, has authored approximately 300 papers, two books and numerous book chapters, and is also the editor of eight academic proceedings.