The invention belongs to a
drying device suitable for food. The device comprises a
drying chamber, a rotating wheel dehumidification
system, a refrigerating
system, a heater, a humidifier, a circulating air supply
system, a main air path and a
control system. The
drying chamber, a refrigerating system
evaporator, the heater, the humidifier, and a circulating fan are connected by air pipes in order so as to form the main air path. The rotating wheel dehumidification system and the main air path are in parallel connection. A food drying method of the drying device provided in the invention consists of: according to a drying curve and a drying
rate curve, adjusting the drying chamber temperature, the
relative humidity and the air speed, and comparing an actual
water content with a product
water content to determine whether ending the drying process. Heating dehumidification,
evaporator dewing dehumidification, and adsorbing dehumidification by a rotating wheel dehumidifier are employed to realize drying chamber
humidity control. The device has the characteristics of wide temperature and
humidity control range, good uniformity, and adjustable air speed, can monitor the weight of a dried material in real time, control the drying process, lower
energy consumption, and can be used for drying
fruits and vegetables, spices, fish, meat, egg products, gel products or / and cereals.