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International Agrophysics
publisher:Institute of Agrophysics
Polish Academy of Sciences
Lublin, Poland
ISSN: 0236-8722


vol. 13, nr. 4 (1999)

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Investigation on the dependence of a quern mill output on the size of grinding slot and grain moisture
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Opielak M.
Department of Food Processing Industrial Machines, Lublin Technical University, Nadbystrzycka 36, 20-618 Lublin, Poland

vol. 13 (1999), nr. 4, pp. 487-491
abstract The present paper presents the results of investigations on the process of wheat grinding in a grinding machine in the aspect of a simultaneous determination of the influence of material moisture and grinding slot onto the output of the grinding machine. The model of the grinding process is described. The model allowed to develop the equation of the machine output in relation to the working slot and grain moisture content. An increase of the slot size increases also the output of the grinding process. An in- crease in material moisture level decreases the process output. Exceeding the moisture of 16% caused stucking of the mill.
keywords quern mill, grinding, wheat, moisture, grinding slot