Graduation technique for vibration flow device for grain mass moisture control

Stavropol State Agrarian University, 12 Zootechnicheskiy Ln, Stavropol, 355017, Russian Federation

^* Corresponding author: av_ivashina49@mail.ru

Abstract

The article shows that sampling of grain while controlling the moisture content is carried out in accordance with the current recommendations and standards. The mass of a sample should be sufficient to form 10-15 samples with uniformly distributed moisture values with an interval of no more than 3-4% in the measurement range of a vibration-flow moisture meter. Determination of grain moisture is carried out by the thermogravimetric method using a drying oven as a standard in the following sequence. Measurements with a moisture meter are taken at least three times. For the final measurement result, the average value α of the moisture meter readings from a series of successive measurements is taken. The range in a series of measurements should not exceed 0.05α; otherwise the measurements are repeated. The moisture measurement results and the corresponding readings of the device are entered in the appropriate table. When constructing graduation curves, a correlation-regression analysis of the measurement results is carried out, which is as follows. A correlation field is constructed - a graphical representation of the relationship between the moisture values of the material Wⁱ and the readings of the moisture meter αⁱ. If the analysis is performed correctly, the theoretical regression line plotted on the correlation field should be located as close as possible to the experimental measurement points. The basic error of the vibration-flow moisture meter, obtained as a result of the calculation, should not exceed the permissible value. Otherwise, the graduation of the moisture meter is repeated.