Experimental Studies of the Discharge Behavior of Agro- Food Bulk Solids Extracted From Storage Bins with Screw Feeders

Authors

  • D.C. Ola Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania
  • Ch. Fuerll ATB- Leibnitz Institut für Agratechnik Bornim, Potsdam, Germany

Keywords:

discharging profile, mass flow, screw feeder

Abstract

Screw feeders are devices suitable for handling a wide variety of bulk solids materials that have good flow ability characteristics and are often used as dosing feeders in food industry and agriculture. The manner in which material flows into the screw affects the flow characteristics of the feeding hopper, the residence periods of the material in various locations of the bunker and thus the properties of the dosed products. The present paper will present some experimental results regarding the discharging profile of the mass flow screw feeders with variable geometrical design.

Author Biographies

D.C. Ola, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Dept. of Engineering and Management in Tourism

Ch. Fuerll, ATB- Leibnitz Institut für Agratechnik Bornim, Potsdam, Germany

Dept. of Postharvest Technologies

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Published

2010-09-17

Issue

Vol. 3(52) (2010)

Section

AGRICULTURAL FOOD ENGINEERING