Abstract
An accurate and timely method of measuring moisture content of flowing grain would be useful on harvesting equipment and during grain handling. A procedure for measuring sound pressure level of flowing grain was developed and experiments were performed to determine the relationships between measured acoustic information and moisture content of wheat samples. Moisture contents from 11 to 19% were analysed over frequencies from 5 to 50 kHz. The amplitude-frequency response curve as a function of moisture content was modelled. Sound energy decreased across the entire frequency range as moisture content increased. The method developed was repeatable and the optimum frequency ranges were determined.
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