Drying characteristics of white radish slices under heat pump — Low-temperature regenerative wheel collaborative drying

To address the issues of low efficiency, high energy consumption, and poor quality associated with traditional food drying methods, this study proposes a heat pump–low-temperature regeneration wheel collaborative drying system. This system offers advantages such as a fast drying rate, high food dryi...

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Main Authors: Junhai Yan, Weinan Han, Ben Wei, Yin Liu, Long Gao, Longji Wang, Song Wang, Mingru Zhu, Ziheng Huo
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
Series:Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X25002102
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author Junhai Yan
Weinan Han
Ben Wei
Yin Liu
Long Gao
Longji Wang
Song Wang
Mingru Zhu
Ziheng Huo
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description To address the issues of low efficiency, high energy consumption, and poor quality associated with traditional food drying methods, this study proposes a heat pump–low-temperature regeneration wheel collaborative drying system. This system offers advantages such as a fast drying rate, high food drying quality, and low energy consumption. To further investigate its drying characteristics, drying experiments were conducted on white radish slices at temperatures of 35 °C, 40 °C, and 45 °C. The results indicate that, compared to heat pump drying, the collaborative drying mode exhibits significant advantages: drying time was greatly reduced, with a minimum reduction of 60 min at all temperatures. The maximum drying rate increased significantly, ranging from 17.04 % to 19.51 %. Energy consumption was noticeably reduced, decreasing by 7.48 %–11.68 %. Moreover, the effective moisture diffusivity improved by 7.98 %–11.49 %, product shrinkage decreased by 4.00 %–5.56 %, rehydration ratios increased by 3.25 %–8.20 %, and sensory evaluation improved by 17.29 %–38.09 %. Additionally, based on the experimental data, the Wang and Sing model was determined to be the most suitable mathematical model for describing the collaborative drying process, exhibiting a coefficient of determination (R2) exceeding 0.999. This research demonstrates that the heat pump–low-temperature regeneration wheel collaborative drying system has significant potential for market application due to its high product drying quality and low energy consumption.
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spelling doaj-art-0cad0fe8f236455db91c715e454c8a592025-08-20T02:17:28ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2025-05-016910595010.1016/j.csite.2025.105950Drying characteristics of white radish slices under heat pump — Low-temperature regenerative wheel collaborative dryingJunhai Yan0Weinan Han1Ben Wei2Yin Liu3Long Gao4Longji Wang5Song Wang6Mingru Zhu7Ziheng Huo8Corresponding author.; School of Smart Energy and Environment, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, ChinaSchool of Smart Energy and Environment, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, ChinaSchool of Smart Energy and Environment, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, ChinaSchool of Smart Energy and Environment, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, ChinaSchool of Smart Energy and Environment, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, ChinaSchool of Smart Energy and Environment, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, ChinaSchool of Smart Energy and Environment, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, ChinaSchool of Smart Energy and Environment, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, ChinaSchool of Smart Energy and Environment, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007, ChinaTo address the issues of low efficiency, high energy consumption, and poor quality associated with traditional food drying methods, this study proposes a heat pump–low-temperature regeneration wheel collaborative drying system. This system offers advantages such as a fast drying rate, high food drying quality, and low energy consumption. To further investigate its drying characteristics, drying experiments were conducted on white radish slices at temperatures of 35 °C, 40 °C, and 45 °C. The results indicate that, compared to heat pump drying, the collaborative drying mode exhibits significant advantages: drying time was greatly reduced, with a minimum reduction of 60 min at all temperatures. The maximum drying rate increased significantly, ranging from 17.04 % to 19.51 %. Energy consumption was noticeably reduced, decreasing by 7.48 %–11.68 %. Moreover, the effective moisture diffusivity improved by 7.98 %–11.49 %, product shrinkage decreased by 4.00 %–5.56 %, rehydration ratios increased by 3.25 %–8.20 %, and sensory evaluation improved by 17.29 %–38.09 %. Additionally, based on the experimental data, the Wang and Sing model was determined to be the most suitable mathematical model for describing the collaborative drying process, exhibiting a coefficient of determination (R2) exceeding 0.999. This research demonstrates that the heat pump–low-temperature regeneration wheel collaborative drying system has significant potential for market application due to its high product drying quality and low energy consumption.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X25002102Collaborative dryingLow-temperature regenerative wheelHeat pump dyingDrying characteristicsMathematical model
spellingShingle Junhai Yan
Weinan Han
Ben Wei
Yin Liu
Long Gao
Longji Wang
Song Wang
Mingru Zhu
Ziheng Huo
Drying characteristics of white radish slices under heat pump — Low-temperature regenerative wheel collaborative drying
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
Collaborative drying
Low-temperature regenerative wheel
Heat pump dying
Drying characteristics
Mathematical model
title Drying characteristics of white radish slices under heat pump — Low-temperature regenerative wheel collaborative drying
title_full Drying characteristics of white radish slices under heat pump — Low-temperature regenerative wheel collaborative drying
title_fullStr Drying characteristics of white radish slices under heat pump — Low-temperature regenerative wheel collaborative drying
title_full_unstemmed Drying characteristics of white radish slices under heat pump — Low-temperature regenerative wheel collaborative drying
title_short Drying characteristics of white radish slices under heat pump — Low-temperature regenerative wheel collaborative drying
title_sort drying characteristics of white radish slices under heat pump low temperature regenerative wheel collaborative drying
topic Collaborative drying
Low-temperature regenerative wheel
Heat pump dying
Drying characteristics
Mathematical model
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X25002102
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