DEVICE FOR DRYING GRAIN Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC F26B17/04 

FIELD: agriculture.

SUBSTANCE: device for drying grain comprises a casing of rectangular cross section, the surface of which is covered with a layer of heat insulating material, a loading hopper, an unloading window a fan and an air duct. Inside the casing a conveying working element and a horizontal plate are mounted. From the lower side of the horizontal plate between the loading hopper and the unloading window the heating elements are placed. The conveying working element is made in the form of an endless flexible perforated tape. The length and width of the tape openings are equal to the maximum grain sizes; the tape thickness is equal to the maximum thickness of the grain. The width of the loading hopper and the width of the unloading window are equal to the width of the conveying working element. The length of the horizontal plate is limited to the outer edge of the loading hopper and the inner edge of the unloading window. The air duct is made bifurcated. One its part is connected to the casing at equal distance from the loading hopper and the unloading window and is provided with a heating element, and the second part of the air duct is connected to the casing above the unloading window.

EFFECT: use of the present device enables to improve the quality of drying grain.

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