Vol. 6, Issue 5 (2018)
Effect of moisture content on engineering properties of some wheat varieties for post-harvest processing or designing grain storage bins
Author(s): Arjoo, Santosh Satya, KK Pant and SN Naik
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of moisture content and wheat variety on some engineering properties of wheat grain widely cultivated in India. In the present investigation, three varieties of wheat namely MP-1106, UP-2554 and WH-542 with moisture content ranging from 8 – 14% (w.b) were selected. The length, width and thickness of wheat varieties were in the range of 5.19 (UP- 2554) to 6.80mm (WH-542), 2.68 (MP-1106) to 3.65mm (UP-2554) and 2.30 (WH-542) to 2.96mm (MP-1106) respectively. Principal component analysis showed that porosity, true density, angle of repose and thousand kernel weight were positively correlated with the increase in moisture content, whereas bulk density, hardness and initial cracking force were negatively correlated. Data on flow properties indicated that wheat of low moisture content will have better flow characteristics. The data obtained will be very useful in evolving design for storage bins and post-harvest equipment.
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Arjoo, Santosh Satya, KK Pant, SN Naik. Effect of moisture content on engineering properties of some wheat varieties for post-harvest processing or designing grain storage bins. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(5):485-491.
