EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON DRYING HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT PADDY BY SUPER-CONDUCTING HEAT PUMP DRYER
In this study, super-conducting heat pump (SCHP) dryer and low-temperature drying of fuel were employed to dry the paddy with high moisture content, respectively. The paddy (w.b.) was about 30% initial moisture content and 1200kg each batch. After drying process, the final moisture content was 14%, and the average energy consumption of SCHP was 10.5kw·h/100kg (Based on the weight of final paddy). The total drying time, drying cost and energy consumption were 88%, 64% and 58% of those using low-temperature drying of fuel.