grain dryer Articles
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Energy and exergy audit of a solar grain dryer
Energy and exergy audit of a solar grain dryer has been presented in this paper. The solar grain dryer is made up of a flat-plate solar collector and a convective drying chamber. The properties of the working fluid were measured at various energy input levels. Energy and exergy balance equations were written for the flat-plate solar collector, the convective drying chamber and the solar grain ...
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A Bigger Replacement - Case Study
W hen a fire destroyed an old 800-bph grain dryer at LaBolt Farmers Grain Co. in South Shore, SD (605-756-4220), in early 2020, , the cooperative had the chance not only to replace it but boost drying capacity, as well, at the branch elevator in far eastern South ...
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Old Friend, New Face - Case Study
I n July, 2012, Door County Cooperative, Sturgeon Bay, WI, needed to replace the 3,000 bph grain dryer at its Shirley Feed Mill at De Pere, WI. Dairy customers needed feed, and an above average corn harvest was ready to be harvested in ...
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Open for Harvest - Case Study
ohn Pruss, general manager at United Farmers Mercantile Coop (UFMC)in Red Oak, IA (712-623- 5453), would be the first to admit that weather during fall harvest in south- western Iowa isn’t always conductive to heavy grain dryer usage. “We really only have a good drying year once every six or seven years,” he ...
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Longevity Breeds Loyalty - Case Study
After 35 years of service, managers at McCune Farmers Union Coop Association, a single-location operation at McCune, KS (620-632-4226), were ready to replace their 1,800-bphDeIux tower dryer. Based on the length of that performance, says General Manager Russ Smith, there was no question about replacing the old grain dryer with another from Delux Mfg. Co., Kearney, NE ...
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Coop Adds Second Dryer - Case Study
In 2009-10, Wheaton Dumont Coop Elevator undertook a major overhaul of its grain elevator in Wheaton, MN (320-563-8152), add- ing more than 2 million bushels of storage and replacing much of the grain handling ...
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