Grain and seed cleaning drying complex

Abstract

The relevance of the topic of designing grain-seed-cleaning drying complexes, especially in certain areas, is explained by the need to obtain highly productive seeds taking into account energy supply and logistics which may indicate a reduction in capital and operating costs in this case. Such an approach to the development of seed preparation technologies and technological means for their implementation is especially important for large farms involved in the production of seeds of cereal and legume crops as well as industrial (mainly oilseed) crops. The introduction of complexes and new modern grain-seed-cleaning machines solves important problems of their further development and increasing the efficiency of seed cleaning. Significant support is required for post-harvest seed handling facilities to equip technological lines with advanced machines. Therefore, we need clearly thought-out technologies for seed production based on promising machines with a competent and rational layout. The introduction of the proposed grain-cleaning drying complex will make it possible to obtain seed standard seeds from the source material. Possible options for the operation of the complex are described in detail in this paper. The most interesting option is the operation of the seed complex during seed preparation. Modern technical means for the final cleaning of seeds make it possible to obtain seeds of a seeding standard of a category not lower than the Reproduction Seeds Standard in one pass of the grain material through the entire technological line. The technology also addresses the issues of packaging ready-made seeds in Big Bags. These are modern means used for storing seeds. To avoid injury to seeds, low-speed transport machines are used in the sorting department.