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Presentation
Modeling The Flow Properties Of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles
2007 ASABE Annual International Meeting (2007)
  • V. Ganesan, South Dakota State University
  • Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan, South Dakota State University
  • Kurt A. Rosentrater, United States Department of Agriculture
Abstract

Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) are an excellent source of energy, minerals, and bypass protein for ruminants, and are also used in monogastric rations as well. With the remarkable growth of the US fuel ethanol industry in the past decade, large quantities of distillers grains are now being produced. DDGS flow is often restricted by caking and bridging during its storage and transportation. In our previous works, it has been found that increased soluble and moisture levels significantly affected the flow properties of DDGS. Currently, however there is no model available to predict the flowability of DDGS. So, the objectives of this study were to thoroughly investigate the data obtained from our previous work using exploratory data analysis techniques, and to develop a comprehensive model to predict the flowability of DDGS. A simple and robust model (R2=0.93; SE=0.12) was developed by combining the important flow properties obtained from both Carr and Jenike tests using dimensional analysis and response surface modeling. The model developed was exclusively based on the DDGS from one ethanol plant. As DDGS flow properties will differ with each plant, it is suggested to use this methodology to develop a similar model to predict the flowability of DDGS for other plants as well.

Keywords
  • Carr Indices,
  • Compressibility,
  • Data mining,
  • DDGS,
  • Dispersibility,
  • Effective angle of internal friction,
  • Exploratory data analysis (EDA),
  • Internal angle of friction,
  • Jenike shear test,
  • Visual data mining (VDM)
Publication Date
June, 2007
Citation Information
V. Ganesan, Kasiviswanathan Muthukumarappan and Kurt A. Rosentrater. "Modeling The Flow Properties Of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles" 2007 ASABE Annual International Meeting (2007)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/kurt_rosentrater/107/