Abstract
ABSTRACT A laboratory corn sheller was designed, constructed and tested to evaluate its ability to shell corn without causing appreciable kernel damage. The sheller consisted of three inclined rollers rotating in the same sense but at differential speeds. In this experimen-tal machine the ears were hand fed axially to the rollers through a guide. The sheller produced no measurable corn fines and caused only slight damage to the kernels. The ability of this machine to shell corn with little kernel damage suggests that it merits consideration for commercial applications. Multiple shelling units would be required, and mechanical means for orienting and feeding the ears would have to be developed.
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