Technical gazette, Vol. 27 No. 4, 2020.
Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.17559/TV-20190404100149
Assessment of Reliability of Mixing Process in Diverse Mixers
Paweł Krzaczek
; Department of Power Engineering and Transportation, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland, Głęboka 28, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
Paweł Sobczak
; Department of Food Engineering and Machinery, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland, Głęboka 28, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
Ewa Stamirowska-Krzaczek
; Institute of Agricultural Sciences, State School of Higher Education in Chełm, Poland, 54 Pocztowa Street, 20-100 Chełm, Poland
Kazimierz Zawiślak
; Department of Food Engineering and Machinery, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland, Głęboka 28, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
Grzegorz Maj
; Department of Power Engineering and Transportation, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland, Głęboka 28, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
Wioletta Żukiewicz-Sobczak
; Pope John Paul II State School of Higher Education in BialaPodlaska, Poland, Sidorska 95/97, 21-500 BiałaPodlaska, Poland
Wiesław Piekarski
; Department of Power Engineering and Transportation, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Poland, Głęboka 28, 20-612 Lublin, Poland
Jolanta Królczyk
; Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Production Automation, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Opole University of Technology, Mikolajczyka Street 5, 45-271 Opole, Poland
Abstract
Homogeneity of fodder blends is one of the primary fodder blend quality criteria. Inadequate mixing of fodder ingredients may cause insufficient growth of livestock and unsuccessful medical treatment in the case of healing fodder. Majority of fodder producers make use of the information contained in the fodder blend technical dossier for the purpose of target mixing parameters. However, average mixing time, that is very often specified, does not reflect the specific nature of a given fodder blend. Apart from the fodder blend construction parameters, physical properties of raw materials used for production purposes, in particular disintegration degree, fodder blend discharge manner, filling degree have an impact upon the homogeneity of mixing. The research on the homogeneity of mixing in various fodder producers has proven the necessity to control this stage of production.
Keywords
fodder; homogeneity; microtracers; mixing
Hrčak ID:
242320
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Publication date:
15.8.2020.
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