摘要 |
A clothes dryer 31 comprises a closed loop L for process air P, the loop L comprising a drum 2, a first heat exchanger 8, a second heat exchanger 4, and a third heat exchanger 5, wherein the first heat exchanger 8 has a first air channel 9 and a second air channel 11 for transferring heat between them, an air outlet 9b of the first air channel 9 being connected to an air inlet 4a of the second heat exchanger 4, an air outlet 4b of the second heat exchanger 4 being connected to an air inlet 11a of the second channel 11 of the first heat exchanger 8, and an air outlet 11 b of the second channel 11 being connected to an air inlet 5a of the third heat exchanger 5. A method for operating a clothes dryer 21;31 is also disclosed. The invention is particularly useful for closed-loop heat pump clothes dryers. |