Abstract
A computer model was developed to provide management information concerning the use of stirring devices in individual layer and batch-in-bin corn drying systems. The model uses specified drying fan and bin information as well as drying temperatures and ambient air conditions to compare stirred and non-stirred drying strategies. The model can be used as a decision making tool to aid the producer in determining the benefits (if any) that a stirring device will provide the individual drying system. The model was also used to compare average daily rates with and without stirring for several fan and bin combinations in a layer drying situation. For the conditions studied the addition of a stirring device did increase drying capacity over that in the non-stirred situation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1549-1555 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| State | Published - Sep 1984 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)