New Grain Store with Drying.

[Honest john]

hi all.
As above am doing some home work on a Stiring Air drying Store, to 14' depth of grain.

I looked at a very good example yesterday. With a Concrete BB floor.

I guess I am trying to learn from other people's experiences both good or bad.

What I learned yesterday was that there is a lot more sideways pressure on the walls with Stirers. That 20cm wall panels are required & the tunnel needs to be up to the job.

Thinking 8.8 M eves height.

Costing a lot of money needs to be up to the job for 50 yr's. Min.

Thanks in advance.

 

[SimonB]

Hi John,

Can you please contact me with your details and I will send you a quotation out asap.

Many Thanks

Kind Regards

Brett Harris

Technical Estimator


Graham Heath Construction Ltd

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[Power Harrow Pilot]

Seen a few air dring floors about with stirrers, not seen any 14'.steels will be massive for stirrers, concrete tunnels look the smartest and strongest. can you get air to go through 14' deep??

 

[Honest john]

Seen a few air dring floors about with stirrers, not seen any 14'.steels will be massive for stirrers, concrete tunnels look the smartest and strongest. can you get air to go through 14' deep??

Yes you can dry at 14' with Stirers as the grain is not compact. With less fan power.

A -You Stir the mass for 48 hrs with low fan on, then stop the Stirers. Then full power on fans, setting the tunnel at 30 C. Till dry, then heat off, low fan & Stir for 48 hrs job done. Set to auto cool to get temp down low.

That seems to be plan A.

B- If grain over 18 keep Stirers going till 17.5 then revert to plan A. 30C till dry then stir to mix the moistures up.

C- If using as a batch dryer then 2 meters deep, Stir & Max Fans with as much heat as poss up to 50C. Should be dry in one to two days to move to non drying shed.

I could post a link to the research work on this.