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CFD modeling of very high air flow in a residential clothes dryer to investigate pressure loss and flow through the air flow path. 

Number: 2468

Author(s) : HALL C., KARMAN S., BOUDREAUX P., PATEL V., ELLIS D., GLUESENKAMP K., GEHL A.

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Thermoelectric heated residential clothes dryers have previously been shown to be capable of up to 85% greater energy efficiency than typical electric resistance heated clothes dryers. However, added air flow resistance through the thermoelectric heat sinks can significantly reduce the overall efficiency of the dryer. Minimizing air flow resistance in the existing dryer air flow path may offset some of the added resistance from the thermoelectric heat sinks. A three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics model was developed of a conventional clothes dryer to investigate pressure loss and flow through the dryer. The model was validated to laboratory data and used to predict dryer performance at very high air flow rates (up to 0.142 m3/s (300 cubic feet per minute)). The model was used to examine modified geometric configurations to reduce pressure loss throughout the system and increase efficiency of the clothes dryer. Modeling results showed that enlarging the rear duct by 20% could reduce pressure loss through the dryer by up to 20%.

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  • Original title: CFD modeling of very high air flow in a residential clothes dryer to investigate pressure loss and flow through the air flow path. 
  • Record ID : 30030742
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Technology
  • Source: 2022 Purdue Conferences. 19th International Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Conference at Purdue.
  • Publication date: 2022

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