Flow-through moisture meter for measuring grain moisture as part of an automated grain moisture control system

The methods of increasing the accuracy and efficiency of the production process, as well as ensuring high quality of final products in the grain processing industry, are investigated. It is shown that to solve the problem of insufficient quality control of grain materials, an automated system for monitoring the properties and characteristics of bulk granular materials is necessary. The features of the construction of automatic and automated systems for monitoring the properties and characteristics of bulk granular materials are considered. Measurement methods and control devices of the main technological parameters used in the management of grain processing facilities are briefly described. It is proposed to include a flow moisture meter in the automated grain moisture control system. The physical properties of grain and grain materials, measurement conditions and instrumentation for grain moisture control are analyzed. The use of devices based on the dielkometric method in the subsystem of an automated process control system is discussed. The application of intelligent sensors of a measuring system with a complex multilevel hierarchy is described. The structure of the interconnection of measuring devices for intellectual support of humidification processes and quality control of the studied materials is given. A functional diagram and metrological characteristics of a prototype grain moisture monitoring device, a flow moisture meter, are presented. The metrological characteristics of this device meet the requirements of the grain processing industry and allow it to be used as part of a humidity control system

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