It is widely known that the yield’s qualitative and quantitative indicators depend directly on production equipment used for loading, unloading or transhipment of grain. The earlier the grain enters the dryer, and then – conditioned storage silo, the less its quality indicators are influenced by ambient conditions and the more expensive it is priced. The transportation system has to ensure fast but at the same time careful grain transshipment. Kongskilde grain crops suction blowers are the most reduced impact systems.
Experience shows that application of the pneumatic method of transshipment reduces considerably the percentage of crushed grain in comparison with mechanized transshipment mode (bucket conveyors, scraper conveyors, auger conveyors). The pneumatic transportation mode performs preliminary grain drying in the air current which is used for transportation. The light impurities are partially removed as a result of separation of exhaust air from grain by means of outlet cyclone at the outlet of transportation pipeline. The pneumatic method of grain transshipment is mobile and universal due to interaction of models operating both from the tractor PTO, and electrically driven mechanisms with the quick connect pipe system, from which the pipe lines are formed. All the pipe line elements are produced in accordance with the common standard: ∅ 160 mm. The model range of Kongskilde mobile suction blowers is represented by five electrically driven models (SUC type). The two portable models (T type) and three tow-type models (TR type) are aggregated with the tractor PTO.
A new Supra Vac 2000 model which is aggregated with tractor PTO can process up to 120 t/h at the 10 m distance and 4 m height.
Performance Data of electrical Models:
Model
SUC 100E
SUC 150E
SUC 200E
SUC 300E
SUC 500E
Main electromotor power, kW
7.5
10.0
15.0
22.0
37.0
Rotary valve electromotor power, kW
0.37
0.37
0.37
1.1
1.5
Electric power supply, V/Hz
380/50
380/50
380/50
380/50
380/50
Amperage, À (minimum safety device, À)
16 (25)
22 (35)
30 (35)
44 (63)
73 (100)
Revolutions of the main electromotor, rev./min.
3000
3000
3000
3000
3000
Revolutions of the rotor valve electromotor, rev./min.
1500
1500
1500
1500
1500
Air flow rate, cub.m/ h
1800
1800
1800
1800
2000
Maximum air velocity, m/ñ
25
25
25
25
25
Control box with automatic star-delta switch
äà
äà
äà
äà
äà
Diameter of conveying pipes, mm
160
160
160
160
160
Length, mm
2040
2050
2050
2090
2235
Width, mm
775
775
775
1075
1913
Height, mm
1460
1460
1460
1550
1820
Weight including electromotors, kg
210
243
285
477
668
Performance Data of T and TR Models:
Models
SUC 300T
SUC 500T
SUC 500TR
SUC 700TR
SUC 1000TR
Tractor PTO revolutions, rev./min.
540
540
1000
1000
1000
Required tractor power, kW (h.p.)
34/54
48/65
48/65
62/85
90/120
Air flow rate, cub.m/ h
1800
2000
2000
2000
2000
Maximum air velocity, m/ñ
25
25
25
25
25
Diameter of conveying pipes, mm
160
160
160
160
160
Length, mm
1655
1580
2960
3030
3310
Width, mm
1355
1360
2100
2100
2460
Height *, mm
1440
1900
2130
2130
2780
Weight including electromotors, kg
350
595
730
770
1050
Dependence of output (t/h) on the transportation length (m) and configuration of pneumatic transport for wheat
Output (t/h) Suction pipeline consists of: 1 unit – vertically placed universal suction head; 1 unit – 90° bends; 1 unit – 3.0 m horizontal piping; Pressure pipeline includes: Õ m of horizontal piping; 4 m vertical piping; 2 units of 90° bends; 1 unit of outlet cyclone.
Example ¹1
Length of pipe line, Õ m
10 m
20 m
30 m
40 m
50 m
60 m
80 m
100 m
SUC 100
7.1
6.2
5.4
4.7
4.1
3.6
2.7
2.0
SUC 150
12.1
10.7
9.6
8.6
7.8
7.0
5.8
4.8
SUC 200
15.7
13.9
12.5
11.2
10.1
9.1
7.5
6.2
SUC 300
20.4
18.2
16.4
14.9
13.6
12.5
10.6
9.1
SUC 500
33.2
30.1
27.4
25.1
23.1
21.4
18.6
16.3
SUC 700
44.2
40.3
36.9
34.0
31.6
29.3
25.6
22.7
SUC 1000
64.0
58.4
53.5
49.3
45.7
42.5
37.1
32.9
SupraVac 2000
120.0
106.0
92.0
81.0
71.0
64.0
55.0
50.0
Output (t/h) Suction pipeline consists of: 1 unit – universal suction head; 1 unit – 2.0 m steel flex hose; Pressure pipeline includes: Õ m of horizontal piping; 4 m of vertical piping; 2 units of 90° bends; 1 unit of outlet cyclone.
Example ¹2
Length of pipe line, Õ m
10 m
20 m
30 m
40 m
50 m
60 m
80 m
100 m
SUC 100
6.8
6.0
5.2
4.6
4.0
3.5
2.7
2.0
SUC 150
11.5
10.3
9.3
8.4
7.6
6.9
5.7
4.8
SUC 200
14.7
13.3
12.0
11.0
10.0
9.2
7.8
6.7
SUC 300
19.6
17.7
16.0
14.6
13.3
12.3
10.5
9.0
SUC 500
31.8
28.9
26.5
24.4
22.6
21.0
18.3
16.1
SUC 700
42.1
38.6
35.5
32.9
30.6
28.6
25.1
22.4
SUC 1000
61.0
56.0
51.5
47.7
44.4
41.5
36.4
32.5
SupraVac 2000
111.0
91.0
82.0
71.0
64.0
59.0
52.0
43.0
Output (t/h) Suction pipeline consists of: 1 unit - universal suction head; 1 unit – 2.5 m polyurethane hose; 2 units – 2.0 m steel flex hose; Pressure pipeline includes: Õ m of horizontal piping; 4 m vertical piping; 2 units of 90° bends; 1 unit of outlet cyclone;