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How long for grain to dry in the field?
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<blockquote data-quote="DrWazzock" data-source="post: 6517051" data-attributes="member: 2119"><p>There will be an algorithm, but it would rely on accurate input variables. You would need a rain gauge on each block of land, giving readings at 3 hourly intervals by telemetry and possibly a hygrometer but other than that you could rely on publicly available measurements for temp, wind speed etc. You would need to input some kind of time marker for ripeness at a moment in time, say when it got to 30% then sit back and let the algorithm tell you when to go and combine.</p><p></p><p>Best way is to collect a dataset during one harvest so you can fit curves to the various drying factors then create the algorithm accordingly. Better to do it in this numerical way than try to fit laws of physics.</p><p></p><p>I did this process in 2017 with the Almet dryer we have here. Now all I do is measure the input moisture and ambient air temp and I can set the half dozen controls to give an output moisture of 14.5% , leave it to it and have a cuppa or do something else, whereas back in the day we wereconstantly on the controls over or under reacting to changes that took 3/4 hour to feed through. It's on a sheet of A4 though, no electronics needed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DrWazzock, post: 6517051, member: 2119"] There will be an algorithm, but it would rely on accurate input variables. You would need a rain gauge on each block of land, giving readings at 3 hourly intervals by telemetry and possibly a hygrometer but other than that you could rely on publicly available measurements for temp, wind speed etc. You would need to input some kind of time marker for ripeness at a moment in time, say when it got to 30% then sit back and let the algorithm tell you when to go and combine. Best way is to collect a dataset during one harvest so you can fit curves to the various drying factors then create the algorithm accordingly. Better to do it in this numerical way than try to fit laws of physics. I did this process in 2017 with the Almet dryer we have here. Now all I do is measure the input moisture and ambient air temp and I can set the half dozen controls to give an output moisture of 14.5% , leave it to it and have a cuppa or do something else, whereas back in the day we wereconstantly on the controls over or under reacting to changes that took 3/4 hour to feed through. It's on a sheet of A4 though, no electronics needed. [/QUOTE]
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