Managing grain quality during storage

摘要

Until recently, aeration systems have relied on American research from 1951 to model fan performance requirements to overcome the backpressure of various types of grain at varying depths.In 2022 ,highly accurate pressure and airflow meters, combined with an investment from the GRDC, has enabled research to determine the backpressure and therefore fan performance required to aerate AustraEa’s commonly grown grains at typical storage depths.Aeration is designed to achieve one of two main functions - cooling or drying. Understanding the difference is the first step, understanding the system requirements is the next, and of course then learning how to operate and manage storages with aeration cooEng or drying is what makes it a valuable tool.