OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES FOR SOLAR GRAIN DRYING.

Donald G. Colliver, Roger C. Brook, Robert M. Peart

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Abstract

The development of a mathematical model to aid in dynamically determining the local optimal management procedures to minimize the energy cost in low temperature grain drying systems is presented. This model contains a non-equilibrium corn drying simulation and submodels for temperature forecasting, energy usage, and dry matter loss. Using the critical path method of optimization for network flow problems, a local minimum energy cost mode that does not have a high potential for spoiling the corn is selected for each time step throughout the entire drying period. Refs.

Original languageEnglish
JournalPaper - American Society of Agricultural Engineers
StatePublished - 1978
EventPap ASAE for Winter Meet - Chicago, IL, USA
Duration: Dec 18 1978Dec 20 1978

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

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