Innovative Low-Cost Naturally Ventilated Maize Seed Storage System

Siphiwe Mdlalose, Sipho Sibanda, Tilahun Workneh and Mark Laing
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Siphiwe Mdlalose: Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Council, Private Bag X519, Pretoria, South Africa
Sipho Sibanda: Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Research Council, Private Bag X519, Pretoria, South Africa
Tilahun Workneh: Department of Bioresources Engineering and Environmental Hydrology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Mark Laing: Department of Bioresources Engineering and Environmental Hydrology, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Journal of Agriculture and Crops, 2022, vol. 8, issue 1, 39-49

Abstract: A 22-m3 residential room was converted to a seed storage facility by retrofitting a solar collector on the roof. Three different chimney sizes of diameter and height of 200 mm x 3.6 m, 200 mm x 4.8 m, 300 mm x 3.6 m, and 300 mm x 4.8 m were investigated to determine the best size of the chimney to be used for ventilation in a storage facility. The parameters measured were the air velocity in the chimney duct, as well as the air temperature and relative humidity at the inlet, centre, and outlet of the storage facility. The diameter of the chimney had a significant effect (P

Keywords: Seed storage room; Chimney height and diameter; Ventilation rate; Temperature; Relative humidity. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.32861/jac.81.39.49

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