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Research Project: Enhancing the Profitability and Sustainability of Upland Cotton, Cottonseed, and Agricultural Byproducts through Improvements in Pre- and Post-Harvest Processing

Location: Cotton Production and Processing Research

Title: Design of starch coated seed cotton dryers

Author
item Pelletier, Mathew
item Laird, Joseph - Weldon
item Barker, Gary

Submitted to: National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 1/3/2001
Publication Date: 1/3/2001
Citation: 2001. Design of starch coated seed cotton dryers. National Cotton Council Beltwide Cotton Conference. pp. 1380-1385.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: A model was developed for the design and analysis of a high temperature tunnel dryer, primarily used with a new cotton ginning product, EASIflo ® cottonseed (starch-coated cottonseed). This form of cottonseed has emerged as a viable, value-added product for the cotton ginning industry. Currently, little information exists on dryer engineering, which is an essential component and expense for starch-coating cottonseed. In this study, a mathematical computational fluid dynamic model is presented that models the drying process, which can be used as a tool to optimize the design of commercial dryers in place today and in the future.