Experimental study and simulation of mass distribution of the covering layer of soybean seeds coated in a spouted bed

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

C. R. Duarte¹  J. L.v. Neto¹  M. H. Lisboa¹  R. C. Santana¹  M. A. S. Barrozo¹  V. V. Murata¹ 

[1] ,Federal University of Uberlândia School of Chemical Engineering Uberlândia MG ,Brazil

关键词: population balance model;    coating;    soybean seeds;    spouted bed;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-66322004000100007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In previous work, it was observed that the covering of soybean seeds with bacteria and micronutrients enhances vigorous growth of the plant thereby avoiding use of ammoniacal fertilizers. In the spouted bed covering can be done by pulverization of the coater slurry on the soybean seeds using a pneumatic atomizer. The optimum thickness of the cover allows the fundamental gaseous interchanges for germination and provides the ideal conditions for bacterium activity. The objective of this work was to study the influence of the process variables on thickness of the cover. A simulation of the mass distribution of seeds was obtained using a population balance model. Through the results obtained the operational conditions under which the coating layer distribution were determined has the greatest uniformity.

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