Process optimization of mixed flow dryers for drying agricultural crops

Abstract: Mixed flow dryers (MFD) are usually applied when large quantities of cereal and maize grain and soybeans need to be made fit for storage. Although the process of convective drying has already been extensively studied and is state of the art in thermal cereal preservation, there are still inconsistencies in the description of the overall process and, above all, a great potential for optimisation in the design of the apparatus used for drying. Through process analysis and development of the drying apparatus, considerable progress can be achieved in grain drying for both process and product quality. For this, it is necessary to increase knowledge through investigations of the mixed flow dryer and of the sub-processes of particle movement, air flow, and heat and mass transfer. Based on experimental and numerical investigations of these processes by means of discrete particle modelling and numerical flow simulation, various innovative dryer configurations have been developed. These conf.... https://www.landtechnik-online.eu/landtechnik/article/view/23

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Process optimization of mixed flow dryers for drying agricultural crops ; volume:73 ; number:6 ; day:28 ; month:12 ; year:2018 ; Landtechnik ; 73, Heft 6 (28.12.2018)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Fabian Weigler ; Holger Scaar ; Georg Franke ; Harald Kuhlmann ; Arno Grothaus ; Jochen Mellmann

Further information

• DOI: 10.15150/lt.2018.3198
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020052912175201144247
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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