PAES 202

• airflow rate


  volume of air in cubic meters delivered to the mass of grains per second
• burner efficiency


  ratio of the heat supplied by the burner, to the heat released by the fuel
• combustion efficiency


  ratio of the heat released by the fuel, to the theoretical heat available from the fuel
• damaged grains


  grains which are heat damaged, weather damaged, ground damaged, moldy, diseased, insect bored, sprouted or distinctly damaged by insects, water, fungi and/or any other means as seen by the naked eye
• drying air temperature


  average temperature of the air to be used for drying the grain, measured at a number of points as close as practicable to its entry to the grain bed
• drying rate


  amount of water removed per unit of time, expressed in kilogram per hour
• drying system efficiency


  ratio of the total heat utilized for drying, to the heat available in the fuel expressed in percent
• foreign matter


  all matters other than rice/corn grains such as sand, gravel, dirt, pebbles, stones, lumps of earth, clay, mud, chaff, straw, weed seeds and other crop seeds
• fuel consumption


  total amount of fuel consumed divided by the total drying time
• grain holding capacity


  weight of grain that could be contained in the dryer
• heat utilization


  total amount of heat utilized to vaporize moisture in the material, expressed in kJ/kg of H₂O
• immature grains


  kernels, whole or broken, which are light green and chalky with soft texture
• moisture reduction rate


  average percentage point moisture content removed from the grain per drying time
• non-renewable energy source


  source of energy which includes petroleum-based fuels such as kerosene, gasoline, diesel oil and bunker fuel oil
• purity


  percentage of grains free of foreign matter
• renewable energy source


  source of energy that includes non-petroleum based fuels such as biomass and solar energy
• scattered grains


  ratio of the weight of grains that fell out from the machine during the drying operation, to the weight of the total grain input to the dryer, expressed in percent
• static pressure


  pressure in the plenum chamber to maintain uniform distribution of air flow through the grain mass, expressed in Pascal
• suction system


  air movement through the drying chamber wherein air is moved through the product at a pressure lower that the atmospheric condition, expressed in Pascal
• tempering


  temporarily holding the grain between the drying passes, allowing the moisture content in the center of the grain and that on the surface of the grain to equalize