Effect of Gin Process Parameters on Drying Efficiency

Friday, January 5, 2018: 9:30 AM
Salons A-B (Marriott Rivercenter Hotel)
Robert G. Hardin , USDA-ARS Cotton Ginning Research Unit
Paul A. Funk , USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
Mathew G. Pelletier , USDA-ARS Cotton Production and Processing Research Unit
A test was conducted to determine the effect of air flow rate, seed cotton feed rate, drying temperature, and seed cotton moisture content on the drying efficiency of a tower drying system in a gin.