Drying More Corn for Less Money
Thursday, July 17, 2014 - 10:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Drying the maximum amount of corn with the least amount of energy--that's what engineering manager Brent Bloemendaal of Brock Grain Systems in Frankfort, Indiana, needed to give his company a competitive edge in the marketplace. To do that, he partnered with thermodynamics experts at South Dakota State University. Using an experimental setup, assistant professor Stephen Gent of the mechanical engineering department has developed and validated a numerical model that the company calls "unique and cutting edge."