A Generalized Control-strategy for Near-ambient Drying of Wheat Under Canadian-prairie Climate

Abstract

Computer simulation was used to explore options for varying airflow in the control of near-ambient drying of wheat in the Canadian prairies. Earlier work had identified that the best way to use ambient air for drying in the prairie climate was not to adjust air humidity by the addition of heat, but to take advantage of diurnal swings in humidity by making appropriate variations in airflow. Year-to-year variation in the general level of the climate affected the required base level of airflow.