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Next-Generation Desiccant-Based Gas Clothes Dryer Systems

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/2571756· OSTI ID:2571756
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  1. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)
The goal of the project is to develop an advanced gas clothes dryer system demonstrating significant improvements in fuel efficiency and drying performance compared to current gas clothes dryer technologies. The new system decouples latent and sensible loads to effectively utilize the latent heat associated with laundry moisture as an advantageous energy source. In other words, the system captures the waste latent heat from moisture produced during the fabric-drying process and reuses it to improve drying efficiency.
Research Organization:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
DOE Contract Number:
EE0008685
OSTI ID:
2571756
Report Number(s):
DOE-BTO--GCD
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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