Microprocessor Controlled Low Temperature Grain Drying

The purpose of this study was to develop a microprocessor based controller capable of optimizing the drying process in a low temperature corn drying bin by controlling the drying fan operation. A procedure was developed to predict the moisture profile in a drying bin based on the measured temperature profile. This procedure was incorporated into a controlling algorithm that used the predicted moisture profile and sensed ambient temperature and humidity to select the hourly mode of fan operation that would dry corn the most energy efficiently.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Agricultural Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Morrison, David Wayne

• Engineering, Agricultural

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8521842

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/70957