The Effect of Selected Factors on Separation Efficiency in a Pneumatic Conical Separator

Pneumatic separation is one of the available methods for cleaning seed mixtures. Variously shaped seeds, including spherical (vetch), elongated (wheat), and pyramid-shaped seeds (buckwheat), were analyzed in this study. A seed mixture containing 80% of main crop seeds and 20% of other crop seeds imi...

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Main Authors:	Dariusz Jan Choszcz, Patrycjusz Sebastian Reszczyński, Ewelina Kolankowska, Stanisław Konopka, Adam Lipiński
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:	Sustainability
Subjects:	pneumatic separation vetch wheat buckwheat
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/7/3051

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spelling	doaj-b56ace1ecf58445abedbf11ef399a69d2020-11-25T02:26:49ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502020-04-01123051305110.3390/su12073051The Effect of Selected Factors on Separation Efficiency in a Pneumatic Conical SeparatorDariusz Jan Choszcz0Patrycjusz Sebastian Reszczyński1Ewelina Kolankowska2Stanisław Konopka3Adam Lipiński4Department of Heavy Duty Machines and Research Methodology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, PolandDepartment of Heavy Duty Machines and Research Methodology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, PolandDepartment of Heavy Duty Machines and Research Methodology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, PolandDepartment of Heavy Duty Machines and Research Methodology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, PolandDepartment of Heavy Duty Machines and Research Methodology, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, PolandPneumatic separation is one of the available methods for cleaning seed mixtures. Variously shaped seeds, including spherical (vetch), elongated (wheat), and pyramid-shaped seeds (buckwheat), were analyzed in this study. A seed mixture containing 80% of main crop seeds and 20% of other crop seeds imitating impurities was separated in a pneumatic separator with the shape of an inverted cone in a stream of air. The regression equations describing the separation efficiency of the main crop seeds and other crop seeds imitating impurities (η) and the separation efficiency index (ε) were characterized by high and very high fit to empirical data. The coefficient of determination for the analyzed seed mixtures ranged from 0.71 to 0.99. The conical separator supported effective separation of seed mixture components in a stream of air.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/7/3051pneumatic separationvetchwheatbuckwheat
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author	Dariusz Jan Choszcz Patrycjusz Sebastian Reszczyński Ewelina Kolankowska Stanisław Konopka Adam Lipiński
spellingShingle	Dariusz Jan Choszcz Patrycjusz Sebastian Reszczyński Ewelina Kolankowska Stanisław Konopka Adam Lipiński The Effect of Selected Factors on Separation Efficiency in a Pneumatic Conical Separator Sustainability pneumatic separation vetch wheat buckwheat
author_facet	Dariusz Jan Choszcz Patrycjusz Sebastian Reszczyński Ewelina Kolankowska Stanisław Konopka Adam Lipiński
author_sort	Dariusz Jan Choszcz
title	The Effect of Selected Factors on Separation Efficiency in a Pneumatic Conical Separator
title_short	The Effect of Selected Factors on Separation Efficiency in a Pneumatic Conical Separator
title_full	The Effect of Selected Factors on Separation Efficiency in a Pneumatic Conical Separator
title_fullStr	The Effect of Selected Factors on Separation Efficiency in a Pneumatic Conical Separator
title_full_unstemmed	The Effect of Selected Factors on Separation Efficiency in a Pneumatic Conical Separator
title_sort	effect of selected factors on separation efficiency in a pneumatic conical separator
publisher	MDPI AG
series	Sustainability
issn	2071-1050
publishDate	2020-04-01
description	Pneumatic separation is one of the available methods for cleaning seed mixtures. Variously shaped seeds, including spherical (vetch), elongated (wheat), and pyramid-shaped seeds (buckwheat), were analyzed in this study. A seed mixture containing 80% of main crop seeds and 20% of other crop seeds imitating impurities was separated in a pneumatic separator with the shape of an inverted cone in a stream of air. The regression equations describing the separation efficiency of the main crop seeds and other crop seeds imitating impurities (η) and the separation efficiency index (ε) were characterized by high and very high fit to empirical data. The coefficient of determination for the analyzed seed mixtures ranged from 0.71 to 0.99. The conical separator supported effective separation of seed mixture components in a stream of air.
topic	pneumatic separation vetch wheat buckwheat
url	https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/7/3051
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The Effect of Selected Factors on Separation Efficiency in a Pneumatic Conical Separator

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