Abstract
The objective of this study was to evaluate the energy consumption and time to dry for different hop varietals subjected to different drying temperatures in actual hop drying processes. Studies were conducted during the 2021 harvest using instrumented drying kilns at two hop farm locations in Oregon and Washington. Three different drying temperature profiles were evaluated and then compared to industry baseline: 54 °C constant air temperature, 66 °C constant temperature, and a proposed dynamic treatment of 68 °C air for 3 hours with the remaining drying occurring at 54 °C. The preliminary results show that elevated temperature and a dynamic temperature trial could reduce batch drying times and reduce energy costs, while still maintaining hop quality.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 57-60 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference |
| Volume | 2023-March |
| State | Published - 2023 |
| Event | 8th Thermal and Fluids Engineering Conference, TFEC 2023 - Hybrid, College Park, United States Duration: Mar 26 2023 → Mar 29 2023 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
