Dryer performance enhancement through grain preheating

Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1391-1394

  Montross, M D ^a   Montross, J E ^b   Bakker Arkema, F W ^b,c   Hines, R E ^d  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ASAE ^*  (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

^d MFS/York/Stormor Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Grain drying; Hopper bottom bin; Preheater

Indexed keywords

CORN; GRAIN DRYING; HOPPER-BOTTOM BIN; PREHEATERS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; DRYERS (EQUIPMENT); DRYING; PREHEATING;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031238906     PISSN: 00012351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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