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US 11,820,588 B2Granted
System and method of manipulating airflow in a grain mass
AssigneeHaber Technologies, Inc.
InventorEric G. Harweger
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Abstract
An assembly for saturating or aerating a medium with fluid. At least one hollow cylinder having gates and vents embedded within a grain mass. A target section of grain mass is identified and the gates and vents activated to provide influent flow to the target section in both vertical and horizontal directions.
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A method of manipulating a flow of air within a grain mass, comprising:
- controlling multiple vent assemblies coupled to multiple ducts within a container in which a grain mass is stored and embedded within the grain mass extending from a plenum to a headspace, and positioned along a length of each duct of the multiple ducts within the container, each vent assembly having a vent and a gate that selectively open and close portions of each duct along the length thereof to selectively restrict a flow of air through each duct and into and out of specific sections of the grain mass at different portions of each duct, the multiple ducts spanning an entire length of the grain mass, allowing a flow of air into each duct as the flow of air enters the grain mass, and exiting out from the grain mass to allow the flow of air to have a path that is unrestricted by at least a section of the grain mass,
- wherein the multiple vent assemblies are automatically and selectively activated to deliver specific air flow patterns through a selective release of the flow of air, in which a first duct in the multiple ducts permits the flow of air into the grain mass from a lower vent assembly, and
- wherein a higher vent assembly of the first duct or of at least one additional duct permits the flow of air from the grain mass and out through an exhaust port above the grain mass in one or both of the first duct or the at least one additional duct, to target a specific section of the grain mass, and
- wherein one or more fans enable the flow of air to the grain mass through the multiple ducts, the multiple ducts providing the path for the flow of air from a bottom of the multiple ducts to a top of the multiple ducts that eliminates the flow of air having to pass entirely and only through the grain mass itself.
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A system for manipulating a flow of air within a grain mass, comprising:
- an assembly comprised of multiple vent assemblies coupled to multiple ducts within a container in which a grain mass is stored and embedded within the grain mass extending from a plenum to a headspace, and positioned along a length of each duct of the multiple ducts within the container, each vent assembly having a vent and a gate that selectively open and close portions of each duct along the length thereof, the multiple ducts spanning an entire length of the grain mass, allowing a flow of air into each duct as the flow of air enters the grain mass, and exiting out from the grain mass to allow the flow of air to have a path that is unrestricted by at least a section of the grain mass;
- one or more processors configured to control the multiple vent assemblies to selectively restrict the flow of air through each duct and into and out of specific sections of the grain mass at different portions of each duct, wherein the multiple vent assemblies are automatically and selectively activated to deliver specific air flow patterns through a selective release of the flow of air, in which a first duct in the multiple ducts permits the flow of air into the grain mass from a lower vent assembly, and wherein a higher vent assembly of the first duct or of at least one additional duct permits the flow of air from the grain mass and out through an exhaust port above the grain mass in one or both of the first duct or the at least one additional duct, to target a specific section of the grain mass;
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- one or more fans configured to deliver the flow of the air to the multiple ducts, wherein an air conditioning system enables the flow of air to the grain mass through the multiple ducts, the multiple ducts providing the path for the flow of air from a bottom of the multiple ducts to a top of the multiple ducts that eliminates the flow of air having to pass entirely and only through the grain mass itself.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.