Silo for grain
AssigneeCasparus Bresler
InventorCasparus Bresler
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Abstract
According to one aspect of the invention there is provided a method of drying a body of grain, comprising storing the body of grain in an elongate bag silo 10, providing at least a first outlet 22 intermediate a first end 16 and a second end 18 of the bag and at least a first and a second inlet (26, 28), situated intermediate the outlet 22 and the first end 16 of the bag. The second inlet 28 is spaced longitudinally further away from the first outlet 22 than the first inlet 26 and the first outlet 22 is the closest outlet to the second inlet 28 in a direction towards the second end 18 of the bag 10. The method further comprises providing a flow of air, between the inlets and the outlet such that a pressure differential between any of the inlets is maintained within a predetermined threshold.
Claims17
A method of drying a body of grain, the method comprising:
- storing the body of grain in an elongate bag silo comprising at least one wall of an impermeable material, a first end and a second end;
- providing at least a first arrangement of ports for air in the bag, the first arrangement comprising:
- at least a first outlet for air from the bag, the first outlet being situated intermediate the first end and the second end of the bag;
- at least a first set of inlets for air into the bag, the first set of inlets being situated intermediate the first outlet and the first end of the bag, the first set of inlets comprising at least a first inlet which is spaced a first distance from the first outlet and a second inlet which is spaced a second distance from the first inlet and longitudinally further away from the first outlet than the first inlet, and wherein the first outlet is the closest outlet to the second inlet in a direction towards the second end of the bag;
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- providing a flow of air in the bag, between the at least first and second inlets and the first outlet, and utilizing a pressure regulating device at, at least some of the at least first and second inlets such that a pressure differential between any two of said at least first and second inlets is maintained within a predetermined threshold.
A silo for drying a body of grain, the silo comprising:
- an elongate bag comprising at least one wall of an impermeable material, a first end and a second end;
- at least a first arrangement of ports for air in the bag, the first arrangement comprising:
- at least a first outlet for air from the bag, the first outlet being situated intermediate the first end and the second end of the bag;
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- at least a first set of inlets for air into the bag, the first set of inlets being situated intermediate the first outlet and the first end of the bag, the first set of inlets comprising at least a first inlet which is spaced a first distance from the first outlet and a second inlet which is spaced a second distance from the first inlet and longitudinally further away from the first outlet than the first inlet, at least some of the at least first and second inlets comprising a pressure regulating device and wherein the first outlet is the closest outlet to the second inlet in a direction towards the second end of the bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.