List of top Agricultural Engineering and Technology Questions on Grain Drying and Dryer Systems

In which of the following dryer, layers of inverted V ports are arranged in an offset pattern?

What is the amount of dry matter in 100 kg rice having 100% moisture content on d.b. (dry basis)?

Air is to be moved up through a grain bed at the rate of 2 \(\text{m}^3/\text{s}\) against a pressure of 375 Pa. Determine the input power required. Assume 75% efficiency.

Recirculatory batch dryer is a

The efficiency of a screen cleaner can be increased by
A. Reducing the screen size
B. Increasing the feed rate keeping all other factors constant
C. Uniformly spreading the material over the full width of screen
D. Keeping grain depth equal to twice that of particle size
E. Increasing the screen size
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Efficiency of a spiral separator can be adjusted by
A. Feed rate
B. Air flow rate
C. Slope of spiral separator
D. Vibration frequency
E. Stroke length
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Statement I: Fluidized bed drying is best suitable for granular material.
Statement II: Fluidized bed drying can be effectively used for purees and slurries.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Statement I: Fluidized bed drying is best suitable for granular material.
Statement II: Fluidized bed drying can be effectively used for purees and slurries.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

LSU dryer was developed by