Wind powered grain drying apparatus

Patent · Tue Jun 25 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:6498948

Ehlers, T G

This invention relates to solar grain drying apparatus in general, and more specifically to a windmill powered grain circulating conveyor mechanism used in conjunction with a solar heat source to accomplish a slow uniform drying of the contents of a grain bin; and having a unique conveyor support and rotation imparting mechanism, that insures that the grain lifted from the bottom of the grain bin, will be uniformly distributed around the periphery of the bin to promote the drying process.

• Assignee: EDB-86-001760
• Patent Number(s): US 4524528
• OSTI ID: 6498948
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 8 Feb 1983; Other Information: PAT-APPL-464816
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
17 WIND ENERGY
CONVEYORS
CROPS
SOLAR DRYING
SOLAR DRYERS
WIND TURBINES
CEREALS
SEEDS
SUPPORTS
DRYERS
DRYING
EQUIPMENT
GRASS
HAULAGE EQUIPMENT
MACHINERY
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
PLANTS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
TURBINES
TURBOMACHINERY
140905*
170601 - Wind Energy Engineering- Applications