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Development of an Air Knife to Remove Seed Coat Fragments during Lint Cleaning

Wednesday, January 7, 2015: 8:45 AM
Salon A (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Carlos B Armijo , USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
Derek P. P Whitelock , USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
Sidney E. Ed Hughs , USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
Marvis N. Gillum , USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
Audio File Recorded Presentation
Recent studies on removing seed coat fragments (SCF) with experimental grid bars has suggested that using an air knife mounted on the first lint cleaner grid bar may help remove SFC by blowing the fragments out of the lint steam and depositing them into the trash stream.  Current work to develop the air knife will be presented.
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