Model of the Technological Process Functioning of Post-Treatment Processing of Grain in the Reception and Preliminary Cleaning Department of Grain Pores

Abstract

At present, in many regions of the Russian Federation, post-harvest processing of grain is carried out directly on the farms themselves. Produced grain is mainly used for fodder and seed purposes. This is predetermined by difficult weather conditions, and freshly harvested grain is fed to the post-harvest treatment unevenly, it has high humidity and debris, a significant heterogeneity of seeds by ripeness. Machines and equipment of grain cleaning and drying stations and complexes do not fully comply with the properties of the grain pile, which leads to a decrease in their throughput, disruption of processing, the accumulation of large masses of raw grain heap, lengthening the time of harvest, increased losses and reduced quality seeds. Reception and temporary storage of a pile of grain in aerated receiving bunkers with forced ventilation of the pile causes an improvement in the technological properties of the seeds, a decrease in humidity and grain contamination. The use of aerated bunkers for receiving and temporary storage of a grain heap, increase the energy consumption for grain cleaning and heating of the heap. The reduction of specific energy consumption for the operation “Reception of a grain heap” is possible by optimizing both the design parameters and the operating modes of aerated bunkers. The research of the authors showed that the preliminary drying of the grain heap can improve the productivity of the heap cleaner, improve the flowability of the grain pile, the working conditions of the gravity flow devices and the quality of the preliminary cleaning of the grain. The inclusion of the heat generator in the technology of post-harvest processing of grain and the use of heated air in the operations of receiving and pre-cleaning the grain leads to a decrease in the moisture content and grain contamination, an increase in the supply of heap of grain, as well as to the intensification of subsequent technological operations. The paper presents a model of the functioning of the technological process of post-harvest grain processing in the receiving and pre-cleaning unit of the grain pile.