Hvac grain dryer
OwnerDonald E. Hinksinventor
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Abstract
A grain dryer includes a housing having a top end, a bottom end, and a plurality of walls that define an interior space. A grain funnel is positioned along the top end of the main housing, and a grain discharge member is positioned along the bottom end of the housing. One or more HVAC units are provided. Each of the HVAC units including an electrically powered compressor, a fan, a condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator that are each connected by a set of refrigerant pipes that are filled with a refrigerant material. Hot air generated by the HVAC units is supplied to a plurality of supply vents positioned along the main housing, and cold air generated by the HVAC units is supplied to a plurality of return vents positioned along the main body at a location adjacent to the discharge member.
Claims10
A grain dryer, comprising:
- a main housing that includes a top end, a bottom end, and a plurality of walls that define an interior space;
- at least one HVAC unit that is in communication with the main housing, said HVAC unit being configured to generate hot air, cold air, and perform a dehumidifying process within the main housing;
- a plurality of supply vents that are disposed along at least one of the plurality of main housing walls, each of said supply vents being connected to one of the at least one HVAC units to discharge the generated hot air into the interior space of the main housing;
- a plurality of return vents that are disposed along at least one of the plurality of main housing walls, each of said supply vents being connected to at least one of the at least one HVAC units to discharge the generated cold air into the interior space of the main housing,
- wherein said return vents are positioned beneath the plurality of supply vents along a major axis of the main body;
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- a plurality of inverted V-shaped channels that extend transversely between two of the plurality of walls within the main housing at locations above and adjacent to each of the plurality of return vents and supply vents.
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