Study of the Quality of Barley Cleaning with Indented Cylinder from Grain Impurities

Abstract

Results of the study on the separation of crushed barley grains from the grain mixture along the length of the cell surface of indented cylinder, depending on the initial impurity concentration (Zi), the speed mode of the indented cylinder (n) and the lifting angle of the upper edge of the front wall of the output tray (γn) relative to the horizon, are presented. The theoretical steadily decreasing trend in the intensity of the impurity component separation has been experimentally confirmed. The fact that crushed barley grains are a difficult-to-separate impurity has been established. When n increases, the intensity of impurity separation increases dramatically. The γn angle increases the dependence of the process dynamics on the speed mode. At γn =55°, the increase of n from 40 to 50 rpm increases the intensity of impurity separation from the grain mixture by 6.44 times. A decrease in the value of γn and an increase in the speed mode of operation lead to an increase in process losses. An increase in the initial contamination of the grain mixture under other equal operating conditions of the indented cylinder leads to a proportional increase in its residual contamination.

Improvement of the Process of Indented Cylinder (Trier) Cleaning of Grain Mixtures from Short Impurities

“…For examination of short admixture separation by the grain separator, we have designed a bench and the cyclic action device that secure the continuous manufacturing and time control of work process parameters [11][12][13]. Overall views of the bench (а) and the device (b) are presented in figure 1.…”