Energy efficiency analysis of corn seed drying process in Maize Research Institute 'Zemun Polje' - Zemun

Abstract

In this paper actual parameter analysis of corn seed energy efficiency drying process was performed in Maize Research Institute 'Zemun Polje' in Zemun. Energy consumption data and performances of old - natural gas based system and new - corncob combustion based system were compared and analyzed. This paper deals with basic improvement measures, biomass usage and corncob usage validation in this type of industrial systems.

U ovom radu je analizirana i ispitana energetska efikasnost sušenja semenskog kukuruza u doradnom centru Instituta za kukuruz 'Zemun Polje' u Zemunu. Podaci o radu starog sistema sušenja koji je kao energent koristio prirodni gas, analizirani su i upoređeni sa energetskim parametrima novog sistema, koji kao energent koristi usitnjeni oklasak dobijen u procesu krunjenja semenskog kukuruza. Rad se takođe bavi i razmatranjem ekoloških aspekata korišćenja oklaska kao goriva i tehno-ekonomskom opravdanošću primene ovakvog sistema sušenja.