MODELING AND MATHEMATICAL PROCESSING OF THE RE-SULTS OF EXPERIMENTS ON DRYING RAPESEED

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Abstract

The article describes the studies carried out to determine the optimal drying modes of rapeseed seeds. Within the framework of these studies, an analysis of the current state and problems associated with harvesting and subsequent storage of rapeseed seeds was carried out. The current state of grain drying equipment used for drying rapeseed seeds, as well as promising technologies for drying rapeseed seeds and other oilseeds, has been studied. The article presents the results of labo­ratory studies and production tests on modeling the drying process of rapeseed seeds under quasi-isothermal conditions. The influence of these modes on the quality indicators of dried seeds has been studied. The results of the study showed that the drying temperature of rapeseed seeds should not exceed 60 ºC, while the air flow rate has less influence on the drying process. Based on the results of mathematical processing of the data obtained during the experiments, a model has been formed, the use of which will allow to predict the course of the drying processes of rapeseed seeds at the specified parameters, as well as to select the optimal parameters of the drying process to obtain the expected result. The article may be useful to specialists in the field of agriculture and the food industry, as well as to research institutes engaged in the study of the processes of drying plant raw materials.