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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Main Authors:	Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam, Rahman, S. M. A., Jahangeer, K. A.
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2011
Subjects:	TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/20066/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20066/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20066/1/optimization_and_economic_analysis_-_C16.pdf

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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
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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.
format	Book Chapter
author	Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam Rahman, S. M. A. Jahangeer, K. A.
author_facet	Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam Rahman, S. M. A. Jahangeer, K. A.
author_sort	Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam
title	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_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_sort	optimization and economic analysis of a solar assisted heat pump drying system
publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2011
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/20066/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20066/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/20066/1/optimization_and_economic_analysis_-_C16.pdf
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