WO2018094488A1 - Method for the standardization of grain using steam - Google Patents

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WO2018094488A1
WO2018094488A1 PCT/BR2017/000137 BR2017000137W WO2018094488A1 WO 2018094488 A1 WO2018094488 A1 WO 2018094488A1 BR 2017000137 W BR2017000137 W BR 2017000137W WO 2018094488 A1 WO2018094488 A1 WO 2018094488A1
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  • Humidification may be done using steam and may be generated in the boiler used on the unit itself, or any other medium that generates steam, such as pots, evaporators or vacuum systems, for example with a pressure of lkgf / cm 2 , or 10kgf / cm 2 , with temperatures from 20 ° C to 180 ° C, which steam will be injected into a steam circulation system, which may be in soy dryers or any other equipment such as rotary circulators.
  • FIGURE 1 Schematic representation of steam inlet in the dryer
  • FIGURE 2 Schematic representation of the steam grain standardization process.
  • An equipment for carrying out the process is, for example, a high performance grain dryer (01), where in its drying column, in the air inlet column (02), one or more inlets are installed. steam (03) at a pressure of 0.5 kgf / cm z to 10kgf / cm z .
  • the drying tower (04) In the center is the drying tower (04), through which falls the grain to be dried, in the case of the object of the present patent, the grain to have increased its degree of humidity, and on the outlet side of the air (05), of the drying tower (04) there are a plurality of particle separators (06) which have the dual function of generating air flow and separating the suspended particles.
  • Grain moisture is constantly controlled in samples until desired standards are reached, at which time the process is interrupted and, if desired, the grain mass is cooled through a chiller (07), a cooling tower. grain (08) and stored in a silo (09).
  • Steam may be generated by a variety of other known processes and any other type of rotary drier or the like may be used, with steam volume, pressure and temperature controlled manually or automatically, for the purpose of providing a steam system. grain and generating an environment with relative humidity of 10% to 100% and internal temperatures up to 100 ° C to achieve intrinsic humidity in the passive test grain without changing the quality standard.

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Abstract

(1) Method in which steam is injected into the air entry column (02), via the steam entry (03), into the mass of grain where moisture levels are to be corrected, namely the mass of grain falling in a drying tower (04) of a grain dryer (01), in which there is a plurality of particle separators (06) that also generate an air stream.

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PROCESSO DE PADRONIZAÇÃO DE GRÃOS COM VAPOR  STEAM GRAIN STANDARDIZATION PROCESS
(01) Processo de padronização de grãos com vapor, onde injeta-se vapor com a finalidade de homogeneização da umidade deste grão para obter-se maior lucro em sua comercialização. (01) Steam grain standardization process, where steam is injected with the purpose of homogenizing the moisture of this grain to obtain greater profit in its commercialization.
(02) Os grãos, quando armazenados por algum tempo, vão perdendo umidade o que acarreta prejuízo ao vendedor, pois o mercado paga pelo grão com percentagem de umidade de 14%, se estiver mais seco, este grão fica mais leve e resulta maior volume de grão pelo mesmo peso e não há compensação no preço pago. Uma carga de grãos, por exemplo, a cada 100.000 ton. de soja, armazenada com 14% b.u., a 30°C por 365 dias terá uma perda pela umidade de 1.882,31ton. Se estiver mais úmido é pago valor menor ao vendedor.  (02) Grains, when stored for some time, lose moisture which causes damage to the seller, because the market pays for grain with a moisture content of 14%, if it is drier, this grain becomes lighter and results in greater volume. grain by the same weight and there is no compensation in the price paid. One grain load, for example, every 100,000 tons. soybean, stored at 14% b.u. at 30 ° C for 365 days will have a moisture loss of 1,882.31ton. If it is wetter is paid less value to the seller.
(03) Para não haver prejuízo ao vendedor, a solução é padronizar o grão em 14 % de umidade. Alguns tentaram jogar água na massa de grãos, com a finalidade de molhar, mas esta água não integra intrinsecamente o grão, causando variação na qualidade, desvalorizando-o.  (03) To avoid damage to the seller, the solution is to standardize the grain at 14% moisture. Some have tried to pour water into the grain mass for wetting purposes, but this water does not intrinsically integrate the grain, causing variation in quality, devaluing it.
(04) Para solucionar este problema foi desenvolvida uma solução por hora não conhecida, que consiste em um processo de injeção de vapor, fazendo com que seja promovido o aquecimento do grão, para que este abra os poros e absorva naturalmente a umidade deste vapor de água, pois o grão, devido às suas característica fisiológicas, aumenta a capacidade de absorção com o aumento de temperatura, havendo uma umidificação homogénea, sem prejudicar a qualidade do grão.  (04) To solve this problem, an unknown solution per hour was developed, which consists of a steam injection process, which promotes the heating of the grain so that it opens the pores and naturally absorbs moisture from this steam. water, because the grain, due to its physiological characteristics, increases the absorption capacity with the temperature increase, having a homogeneous humidification, without harming the grain quality.
(05) A umidificação poderá ser feita com o uso de vapor, podendo ser gerado na própria caldeira usada na unidade, ou qualquer outro meio que gere vapor, como em tinas, evaporadores ou sistemas de vácuo, por exemplo, com pressão de lkgf/cm2, ou 10kgf/cm2, com temperaturas de 20°C a 180°C, vapor este que será injetado em um sistema que efetue a circulação do ar com vapor, podendo ser em secadores de soja ou qualquer outro equipamento tipo circuladores rotativos ou similares com volume de vapor, pressão e temperatura controlada manual, ou com automação, com a finalidade de proporcionar a passagem de grãos em um ambiente com a umidade relativa de 10% a 100% do ar e temperaturas internas de até 100°C , para atingir a umidade intrínseca no grão, passivo de testes sem a modificação do padrão de qualidade, com o objetivo de elevar a umidade do grão para 8% a 16%, atendendo o mercado internacional, podendo as variáveis iniciais ser de 8% a 16%. (05) Humidification may be done using steam and may be generated in the boiler used on the unit itself, or any other medium that generates steam, such as pots, evaporators or vacuum systems, for example with a pressure of lkgf / cm 2 , or 10kgf / cm 2 , with temperatures from 20 ° C to 180 ° C, which steam will be injected into a steam circulation system, which may be in soy dryers or any other equipment such as rotary circulators. or the like with steam volume, pressure and temperature controlled manually, or with automation, for the purpose of providing grain passage in an environment with relative humidity of 10% to 100% air and internal temperatures up to 100 ° C, to reach the intrinsic moisture in the grain, passive tests without modification of the quality standard, aiming to raise the grain moisture to 8% to 16%, meeting the international market, and the initial variables can be from 8% to 16%. %.
(06) Para a descrição do processo ora descrito, será utilizado o secador de grãos de alta performance, objeto do pedido de PI0802885-0, como exemplo, mas não se restringindo o presente processo ao uso deste equipamento.  (06) For the description of the process described herein, the high performance grain dryer, which is the subject of PI0802885-0, will be used as an example, but the present process is not restricted to the use of this equipment.
(07) Para melhor compreensão do ora exposto, o objeto da presente patente está representado nas figuras: FIGURA 1 - Representação esquemática da entrada do vapor no secador; (07) For a better understanding of the foregoing, the object of the present patent is represented in the figures: FIGURE 1 - Schematic representation of steam inlet in the dryer;
FIGURA 2 - Representação esquemática do processo de padronização de grãos com vapor.  FIGURE 2 - Schematic representation of the steam grain standardization process.
(08) Um equipamento para realização do processo é, por exemplo um secador de grãos (01) de alta performance, onde na sua coluna de secagem, na coluna de entrada de ar (02), é instalada uma, ou mais, entrada de vapor (03) na pressão de 0,5 kgf/cmz a 10kgf/cmz . No centro tem a torre de secagem (04), por onde cai o grão a ser secado, no caso do objeto da presente patente, do grão a ter aumentado seu grau de umidade, sendo que no lado de saída do ar (05), da torre de secagem (04), há uma pluralidade de separadores de partículas (06), que tem a dupla função de gerar fluxo de ar e separar as partículas em suspensão. (08) An equipment for carrying out the process is, for example, a high performance grain dryer (01), where in its drying column, in the air inlet column (02), one or more inlets are installed. steam (03) at a pressure of 0.5 kgf / cm z to 10kgf / cm z . In the center is the drying tower (04), through which falls the grain to be dried, in the case of the object of the present patent, the grain to have increased its degree of humidity, and on the outlet side of the air (05), of the drying tower (04) there are a plurality of particle separators (06) which have the dual function of generating air flow and separating the suspended particles.
(09) A umidade dos grãos é controlada constantemente em amostras, até ser alcançado os padrões desejados, momento em que é interrompido o processo e, se desejado, resfriada a massa de grãos, através de um chiller (07), uma torre de refrigeração de grãos (08) e armazenada em um silo (09).  (09) Grain moisture is constantly controlled in samples until desired standards are reached, at which time the process is interrupted and, if desired, the grain mass is cooled through a chiller (07), a cooling tower. grain (08) and stored in a silo (09).
(10) Pode-se gerar vapor por diversos outros processos conhecidos e também pode-se utilizar qualquer outro tipo de secadores rotativos, ou similares, com volume de vapor, pressão e temperatura controlados manual ou automaticamente, com a finalidade de proporcionar sistema de passagem de grãos e gerando um ambiente com umidade relativa do ar de 10% a 100% e temperaturas internas de até 100°C, para atingir a umidade intrínseca no grão passivo de testes sem a modificação do padrão de qualidade.  (10) Steam may be generated by a variety of other known processes and any other type of rotary drier or the like may be used, with steam volume, pressure and temperature controlled manually or automatically, for the purpose of providing a steam system. grain and generating an environment with relative humidity of 10% to 100% and internal temperatures up to 100 ° C to achieve intrinsic humidity in the passive test grain without changing the quality standard.
(11) Por fazer parte de uma unidade de tratamento de grãos, onde é feita a secagem e separação de impurezas e normalmente haver uma caldeira de vapor (10), como parte do processo, aproveita-se o vapor desta para acionar uma turbina de vapor (A), e o vapor é após utilizado em um gerador de vapor (11), convencional, que recebe o vapor oriundo da caldeira, o qual é injetado no evaporador na pressão de 0,5kgf/cm2 a 10 kgf/cm2, o que recebe água nas partes laterais da serpentina do evaporador, gerando vapor na pressão de Okgf/cm2 a 5kgf/cm2. Todo o sistema é comandado através de válvulas de controle, com a finalidade de estabilizar a pressão de injeção e a temperatura no sistema, vapor este que é inserido no secador (01) na entrada de vapor (03). (11) As it is part of a grain treatment unit where impurities are dried and separated and usually a steam boiler (10) is used as part of the process, steam is used to drive a steam turbine. steam (A), and the steam is then used in a conventional steam generator (11), which receives steam from the boiler, which is injected into the evaporator at a pressure of 0.5 kgf / cm 2 to 10 kgf / cm 2 , which receives water from the sides of the evaporator coil, generating steam at the pressure of Okgf / cm 2 to 5kgf / cm 2 . The entire system is controlled via control valves to stabilize the injection pressure and temperature in the system, which steam is fed into the dryer (01) at the steam inlet (03).

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1 - PROCESSO DE PADRONIZAÇÃO DE GRÃOS COM VAPOR onde o grão está com umidade abaixo do valor padrão, então utiliza-se um processo de padronização de umidade caracterizado por em um secador de grãos (01) instala-se uma ou mais entradas de vapor (03), oriundo do gerador de vapor (11), na pressão de 0,5kgf/cm2 a 10kgf/cm2 na entrada de ar (02), vapor este que entra em contato com a massa de grão que passa na torre de secagem (04) e desprende-se no lado da saída do ar (05) onde há uma pluralidade de separadores de partículas (06) em suspensão que também gera fluxo de ar, vapor este com umidade controlada constantemente, que quando atingido o valor desejado é retirado o grão e resfriado em uma torre de refrigeração de grãos (08) e armazenado em um silo (09). 1 - VAPOR GRAIN STANDARDIZATION PROCESS where the grain has moisture below the standard value, then a moisture standardization process is used characterized in that in one grain dryer (01) one or more steam inlets are installed ( 03), coming from the steam generator (11), at a pressure of 0.5kgf / cm 2 to 10kgf / cm 2 at the air inlet (02), which comes in contact with the mass of grain that passes in the steam tower. drying (04) and release on the air outlet side (05) where there are a plurality of suspended particle separators (06) which also generate air flow, which is constantly controlled moisture vapor, which when reached the desired value The grain is removed and cooled in a grain cooling tower (08) and stored in a silo (09).
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GB158912A (en) * 1917-04-10 1921-02-24 Thomas Robinson & Son Ltd Improvements in apparatus for conditioning grain
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