摘要 |
An automatic clothes dryer (10) comprises a cabinet (12) defining an interior space in which is rotatably mounted a drum (30) that defines a drying chamber, a heater assembly having a heating element (74) for heating air, and a motor (32) for rotating the drum. A blower (64) is mounted within the interior space and is fluidly coupled to the drying chamber for moving heated air through the drying chamber. A first temperature sensor (76) is mounted upstream of the heating element (74). A second temperature sensor (78) is mounted downstream of the blower (64). Outputs from the temperature sensors are utilized with one or more methods to determine the air flow characteristics through the dryer. |