Optimization of the Separation Efficiency of Buckwheat Seeds and Wild Radish Siliques in a Grader with Indented Pockets

Konopka, Stanisław; Markowski, Piotr; Kaliniewicz, Zdzisław; Choszcz, Dariusz Jan; Lipiński, Adam Józef; Kusińska, Elżbieta

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Optimization of the Separation Efficiency of Buckwheat Seeds and Wild Radish Siliques in a Grader with Indented Pockets

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Department of Heavy Duty Machines and Research Methodology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland

Department of Engineering and Food Machinery, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

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Sustainability 2018, 10(11), 3870; https://doi.org/10.3390/su10113870

Received: 25 September 2018 / Revised: 16 October 2018 / Accepted: 19 October 2018 / Published: 24 October 2018

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The separation parameters and indicators of separation efficiency of a mixture of two types of seeds in a grader equipped with five interchangeable cylinders with indented pockets of various depths were optimized. The analyzed mixture was composed of buckwheat seeds and wild radish siliques, which are difficult to separate. A self-made computer program based on genetic algorithms was developed for the needs of the study. The value of the optimized indicator of separation efficiency (ε = 0.993), which is a product of partial indicators (buckwheat seed yield ε₁ and separation efficiency of wild radish siliques ε₂), was highest at the following operating parameters: Depth of indented pocket s = 2.9 mm, kinematic index k = 0.25, static load rating of a cylinder q = 0.1, and inclination angle of the working edge of the trough α = 12.0°. View Full-Text

Keywords: buckwheat seeds; wild radish siliques; grader; indented pocket; separation; optimization

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Konopka, S.; Markowski, P.; Kaliniewicz, Z.; Choszcz, D.J.; Lipiński, A.J.; Kusińska, E. Optimization of the Separation Efficiency of Buckwheat Seeds and Wild Radish Siliques in a Grader with Indented Pockets. Sustainability 2018, 10, 3870. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10113870

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Konopka S, Markowski P, Kaliniewicz Z, Choszcz DJ, Lipiński AJ, Kusińska E. Optimization of the Separation Efficiency of Buckwheat Seeds and Wild Radish Siliques in a Grader with Indented Pockets. Sustainability. 2018; 10(11):3870. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10113870

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Konopka, Stanisław, Piotr Markowski, Zdzisław Kaliniewicz, Dariusz J. Choszcz, Adam J. Lipiński, and Elżbieta Kusińska. 2018. "Optimization of the Separation Efficiency of Buckwheat Seeds and Wild Radish Siliques in a Grader with Indented Pockets" Sustainability 10, no. 11: 3870. https://doi.org/10.3390/su10113870

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