Development of a Stored Grain Aeration Experimental Platform

Abstract

Aeration was an important method to keep stored grain in good conditions. It was both time- and labor-consuming to conduct experiments of aeration in real grain storage bins. This paper aimed at developing an experimental platform for stored grain aeration study. Requirements of the aeration study were analyzed and the structure of the platform was introduced. Then the key parameters were calculated for the platform. Different parts of the platform were selected and designed. In order to conduct the aeration experiments, temperature of different positions should be collected. So the temperature data acquisition system was introduced in detail. Finally, this system was tested. Results showed that this platform could be used for different stored grain aeration process study.