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US 5,807,596 AGranted
Method for measuring moisture content along a drying line
AssigneeM. G. Braibanti S.p.A.
InventorsAlessandro Degli Angeli, Andrea Capovilla
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Abstract
A method for measuring moisture content along a drying line is described by the following stages: A first stage in which a predetermined (weight) quantity of product is withdrawn. A second stage in which, using a piece-counting system, the number of pieces forming the quantity of product withdrawn during the first stage is counted. A third stage in which the number of pieces of product is compared with predetermined values. The main advantage of this method its immediate response.
Claims5
A method for measuring moisture content of a product along a drying line, comprising:
- withdrawing a predetermined quantity of product from said drying line in a first stage;
- counting the number of pieces forming the quantity of product withdrawn during said first stage using a piece-counting system in a second stage;
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- determining a moisture content of said product by comparing said number with predetermined values in a third stage, said predetermined values being associated with a previously predetermined moisture content for the counted number of pieces.
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