Apricot heat pump dryer

1. How the apricot heat pump dryer to dry apricot?

1. Pick up high quality apricot and make apricot clean.

2. Remove the core of the apricot and then slice apricots.

3. Put apricot slice on trays evenly, the thickness is about 5 cm, and then put the trays on trolleys and push trolleys in drying chamber of the apricot heat pump dryer.

4. Set the drying chamber’s temperature to 65°C and the humidity to 10%. To dry for 6-8 hours to complete the apricot drying.

5. Store the dried apricot in a sealed package to avoid the dried apricot regaining moisture. The vacuum packaging would better maintain the color and aroma of raw materials.

2. What is working principle of the apricot heat pump dryer?

An air-energy dryer, also known as a heat pump dryer, primarily consists of a finned evaporator (external unit), a compressor, a finned condenser (internal unit), and an expansion valve. This device operates via a reverse Carnot cycle, using the compressor to circulate the working fluid through a process of heat absorption, compression, and heat release, transferring heat from the external low-temperature environment to the drying chamber. Its operating temperature range is -20°C to 100°C.

During operation, the unit absorbs ambient heat QA and consumes electrical energy QB, releasing a total heat output QC = QA + QB, significantly higher than traditional heating equipment. Its closed-loop drying medium supports low-temperature air drying at temperatures between 20°C and 80°C, making it suitable for heat-sensitive materials such as food, medicinal herbs, and seafood. It also recovers volatile components and reduces pollutant emissions.

This technology offers flexible temperature and humidity control and multifunctional applications (combining drying and cooling), making it widely used in agricultural product processing and industrial product handling. Its energy utilization rate can reach 1.0-4.0kg/kWh, which has obvious energy-saving advantages compared to the efficiency of 0.2-0.6kg/kWh of traditional drying equipment.

3. What are advantages of the apricot heat pump dryer ? 

1. The apricot heat pump dryer saves more energy and environmental protection. Absorbing heat from the air to dry the materials, without any pollution emissions and save about 70% of operating costs compared with traditional drying technology.

2. Simple operation, the apricot heat pump dryer adopts PLC and touch screen fully automatic control mode; The operation is automatically completed by a microcomputer,which can be controlled remotely.

3.The integrated design can preheat the fresh air; It can also reduce the impact on material when the fresh air enters the drying chamber on the materials.

4. The heat pump apricot drying oven has a comprehensive protection function (high pressure, low pressure, exhaust,etc.) fault protection function to ensure the safe operation.

5. The heat pump dryer adopts cold-air dehumidification and hot-air drying methods, which is widely used to drying various fruits, vegetables, meat, seafood, nuts, tea leaves, herbs, agricultural products, etc. And keep materials’s  full shape, bright,  flavor and color.

There are many advantages of apricot heat pump dryer,  welcome to contact us for more details.

4. What materials can be dried by the apricot heat pump dryer ?

The apricot heat pump dryer can dry 90% raw materials from different field. Such as fruits and Vegetables, Pasta, Tea, Flowers and Leaves, Nuts and Seeds, Herbs and Spices, Meat and Petfood, Seafood and so on. It can be used to drying fresh food separately or even together without worry of mixed fragrances.

5. FAQ

  ♥ What should I do when I plan to start an drying project? 

Firstly, we need to know the moisture content of your raw material and  the final moisture content after drying .  Secondly, please tell us what is your required capacity per hour or per day? Thirdly, what kind of fuel do you want to use? Coal, gas, electrical, or others. We can recommend you suitable drying model according to your condition  and design the matching heating system for your project.

♥ Do you provide equipment operation training?

Yes. We can send professional engineers to the working site to guide the installation, adjustment, and operation training.

♥ What kind of drying machine is suitable for me?

Multi-layer belt drying machine, heat pump dryer, and microwave food drying machine. The multi-layer belt drying machine is more suitable for large-scale food drying, heat pump drying machine tends to be easier to operate and frequently used in the small and medium drying process, and The microwave dryer has higher drying efficiency and sterilization function. Based on your production situation, you can choose the suitable one.

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