Multiple bin heat recycled grain drying
OwnerDavid R. Primusinventor
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Abstract
An improvement in the method of grain drying wherein grain is dried in a first drying bin and removed to a holding bin, the improvement comprising withdrawing hot air from the holding bin and circulating the hot air to the drying bin.
Claims10
A method of grain drying which comprises,
- heating a grain in a separate grain drying bin to provide dry grain, while continuously moving the dry grain in said drying bin,
- continuously removing in a manner which avoids substantial heat loss, dried but still hot grain from said drying bin,
- placing said hot grain in a static position in a separate holding bin to act as a grain filter, said holding bin containing atmospheric air which is warmed by said hot dried grain,
- removing through said static dried grain atmospheric air from said holding bin, and
- passing said hot atmospheric air which is substantially free from chaff and other grain particles, into said drying bin.
In the method of grain drying wherein grain is dried in a first drying bin and removed in a manner to prevent substantial heat loss to a separate holding bin, wherein said hot grain warms atmospheric air in said holding bin, the improvement comprising withdrawing hot atmospheric air from said holding bin, through stationary grain in said bin so that said grain acts as a filter to prevent simultaneous withdrawal of corn chaff, and passing said chaff free hot atmospheric air into said drying bin.
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