CONVECTIVE AERATION DEVICE Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture; potato- storage of little capacity with furnace heating. SUBSTANCE: device used in country and subsidiary farms in north regions has air pan installed on bottom of bin and made in the form of flat box with perforated top part and pipe connection, tubular heater embedded in heating furnace, and dismountable tubular air conduit which tightly joints them together. Heating furnace is deepened below than floor level of potato-storage so that projecting end of tubular heater is not above level of air pan pipe connection. Aeration and heating of potato in bin improve storage conditions. EFFECT: reduced loss caused by disease and deterioration of potato seed quality during winter storage. 1 dwg