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Calibration of a Model for Packing Whole Grains
Applied Engineering in Agriculture
  • Sidney A. Thompson, University of Georgia
  • Charles V. Schwab, Iowa State University
  • I. Joe Ross, University of Kentucky
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Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-1991
Abstract

The computer program WPACKING was validated using bin data for three different bin conditions: 1) a smooth-walled bin filled with wheat, 2) a corrugated-walled bin filled with wheat, and 3) a corrugated-walled bin filled with corn. WPACKING is a computer program which utilizes the differential form of Janssen’s equation to predict the pressures and amount of material stored in a bin. The differential form of Janssen’s equation allows the material properties in the equation to vary as a function of different properties. The material properties suggested for use in the WPACKING program were based upon previous experimental work by various researchers. From using the WPACKING program, it was apparent that a change in grain height has a greater effect in increasing the amount of packing than does a change in bin diameter or moisture content of the stored material.

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This article is from Applied Engineering in Agriculture 7, no. 4 (1991): 450–456.

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American Society of Agricultural Engineers
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en
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Citation Information
Sidney A. Thompson, Charles V. Schwab and I. Joe Ross. "Calibration of a Model for Packing Whole Grains" Applied Engineering in Agriculture Vol. 7 Iss. 4 (1991) p. 450 - 456
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/charles_schwab/46/