Apparatus and method for using a hybrid dryer tub for airflow improvement

An apparatus comprising:

• a mechanical refrigeration cycle arrangement in turn comprising:
• a working fluid;
• and
• an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, and an expansion device, cooperatively interconnected and containing said working fluid;
• a sensor located to sense at least one parameter;
• a controller coupled to said sensor and said compressor;
• a drum to receive clothes to be dried, wherein:
• a rear portion of the drum is equipped with multiple perforations, and
• a perimeter portion of a front of the drum is equipped with multiple perforations;
• and
• a duct and fan arrangement configured to pass air over said condenser and through said drum, wherein the duct and fan arrangement is further configured to:
• facilitate airflow by directing inlet airflow through the multiple perforations on the rear portion of the drum into the drum and directing outlet airflow out of the drum through the multiple perforations on the perimeter portion of the front of the drum to enable an increased airflow without an increased power input.

An apparatus comprising:

• a drum to receive clothes to be dried, wherein:
• a rear portion of the drum is equipped with multiple perforations, and
• a perimeter portion of a front of the drum is equipped with multiple perforations;
• and
• a duct and fan arrangement configured to pass air over said a condenser and through said drum, wherein the duct and fan arrangement is further configured to:
• facilitate airflow by directing inlet airflow through the multiple perforations on the rear portion of the drum into the drum and directing outlet airflow out of the drum through the multiple perforations on the perimeter portion of the front of the drum to enable an increased airflow without an increased power input.