DEVICE FOR DRYING AND STORAGE OF VEGETAL RESOURCES Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: drying and storage of vegetal resources. SUBSTANCE: device for drying and storage of vegetal resources has outer cylindrical guard, wind-blowing air ducts 14 and 15 communicated with air hollow 10 found under floor 9, and upper exhaust system with solar collector. Guard is located along east-west line and made in form of cylindrical side and spherical end-face mirrors 2-5 which are hinged with their lower ends, provided with rope-block mechanisms 6-8. Mirror 3 found on the northern side is installed for vertical displacement, and installed in foci of other mirrors are folding heat-exchange black tubular members 5 and 14 communicated with lower air ducts 13. Besides, exhaust system is made in form of lens-shaped roof 17 with perforated blackened from atop attic floor 18 located in focal plane of roof 17. Installed in center of floor 18 is vertical air duct 19 communicated with attic hollow 21 through side windows 20. Attached above air duct 19 at some space relation is perforated heat-absorbing member 22 with cylindrical surface and baffles 23 above which cylindrical collecting lens 24 is fixed. Air duct 19 has humidifier in form of vessel 25 located in its lower part, and vertical wick 26 installed in center of vessel 25 and air duct 19. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 5 cl, 6 dwg