Dryer appliances including an air circulation duct
A dryer appliance including an air circulation duct is provided herein. The dryer appliance may also include a cabinet, a drum, an air handler, and a heat exchange section. The air circulation duct may define a recirculation loop with the drum. The air circulation duct may define a drum air inlet upstream from the drum and a drum air outlet downstream from the drum. The air circulation duct may further define a predetermined leakage port in fluid communication between the recirculation loop and the interior volume of the cabinet. The air handler may be disposed along the air circulation duct in fluid communication between the drum air outlet and the drum air inlet. The heat exchange section may be disposed along the air circulation duct in thermal communication with air within the recirculation loop.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Assignee:
- Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. (Wilmington, DE); UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Number(s):
- 10,494,756
- Application Number:
- 15/814,474
- OSTI ID:
- 1600353
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 11/16/2017
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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