Resistance of bulk poppy seeds to airflow

SAÇILIK K.

BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING, cilt.89, sa.4, ss.435-443, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 89 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2004.08.021
  • Dergi Adı: BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.435-443
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The resistance to airflow of bulk poppy seeds, expressed as pressure drop across unit depth of bed, was measured in the ranges of 6(.)21-18(.)37% d.b. of moisture content, 558(.)3-592(.)7 kg m(-3) of bulk density, 0-10% of fines content, 250-1000 mm of bed depth and 0(.)03-0(.)08 m(3) s(-1) m(-2) of airflow rate. The pressure drop through the poppy seed beds increased with an increase in airflow rate, bed depth, bulk density and fines content and with a decrease in moisture content. The pressure drop was observed to increase more rapidly with increasing airflow rates than with increasing bed depth. An increase in the moisture content range of 6(.)21-18(.)37% d.b. resulted in about 24(.)67% decrease in pressure drop, while an increase in bulk density by about 6(.)16% caused an increase in pressure drop by about 28(.)25% and an increase in fines content by 10% caused an increase in pressure drop by about 30(.)08%.