Example: induction heating hot air generator for 15m3 drying kiln (to dry 4 tons pine wood of 20% moisture content)
Heating temperature: from 20ºC to 80ºC within 3 hours
Specific heat capacity of wood: 1.72 x10^3J/(kg.K)
Specific heat capacity of air: 1.003 x10^3J/(kg.K)
Air density (based on 15m3): 1.29Kg/m³
Heat loss: 15%
Step 1: to calculate power used for evaporating 20% moisture from 4 tons pine wood
Moisture to be evaporated: 4000*0.2=800kg
According to the law of conservation of energy, 720kW is required for evaporation of 1ton moisture with an hour, that is to say, evaporation of 800kg moisture within 3 hours requires 192kW
P (moisture evaporation)=192Kw
Step 2: to calculate power used for warming up the air inside drying kiln
P (air) =1003J/kg*ºC×(15m³*1.29kg/m³)×(80-20)ºC÷(3600s*3)=108W=0.1kW
Step 3: to calculate power used to dry pine wood
P (pine wood) =1720J/kg*ºC×(4000*0.8)×(80-20)ºC÷(3600s*3)=30578W=31kW
Step 4: to calculate the total power
P (induction heating) = (P moisture evaporation + P air + P pine wood) *1.15= (192kW+0.1kW+31kW) *1.15=257kW
Five 50kW induction heating hot air generators are recommended.