Method and apparatus to determine quality of particulate material
US4588091A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 27, 1983 |
| Grant date | May 13, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2003 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N5/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for the measurement of the quality parameters of granular materials includes a loader assembly which delivers precise volume samples of granular material to a meter assembly which measures the moisture content. The apparatus also includes a sieve assembly which separates the samples into fractions according to kernel size. A scale assembly weighs the fractions and feeds this information to a computer which controls the apparatus and calculates the moisture content, density and percentage of foreign material contained in the granular material.
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