Microcomputer based control of rotary dryer operation | |
| Author | Panda, Manoj Kumar |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. AE-90-23 |
| Subject(s) | Microcomputers Drying apparatus |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | A microcomputer based control system was designed and developed to sense and control the temperature of rough rice during conduction and convection heating in rotary dryers . The system was quite flexible and accurate in controlling process variables without much attention. It was found from the drying tests that grain temperature is the most important variable, which should be carefully controlled to get maximum head rice yield and whiteness . It was also observed that high moisture paddy can successfully be dried at a stretch without tempering to safe level moisture content of about 14% and without affecting the quality by controlling the grain temperature continuously with a microcomputer |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Agricultural and Food Engineering (AE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Jindal, Vinod Kumar ; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Illangantileke, Sarath G. ;Athapol Noomhorm ; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | British Scholarship ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1990 |