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A comparative quality study and energy saving on intermittent heat pump drying of Malaysian edible bird's nest


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Gan, Shu Hui and Ong, Sze Pheng and Chin, Nyuk Ling and Law, Chung Lim (2017) A comparative quality study and energy saving on intermittent heat pump drying of Malaysian edible bird's nest. Drying Technology, 35 (1). pp. 4-14. ISSN 0737-3937; ESSN: 1532-2300

Abstract

This paper aims to study the influence of temperature and relative humidity (RH) during intermittent heat pump drying at 28.6–40.6°C, 16.2–26.7% RH, α = 0.2–1.0, and the comparison was made against fan drying (27°C, 39.7% RH, α = 1.00). It was observed that the effects of temperature and RH on drying rate were significant when moisture content was high. Experimental results showed that intermittent heat pump drying at 28.6°C, 26.7% RH, α = 0.2 of edible bird’s nest greatly reduced effective drying time by 84.2% and color change compared to fan drying, and retained the good energy efficiency.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2016.1155053
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: Color change; Edible bird's nest; Energy saving; Fan drying; Intermittent heat pump drying; Nitrite content
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 03 Aug 2017 04:53
Last Modified: 03 Aug 2017 04:53
Altmetrics: http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.1080/07373937.2016.1155053
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56577
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