Application of the maceration technique for drying forage in Turkey

Oztekin S., Ozcan M. T.

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH, cilt.66, sa.1, ss.79-84, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 66 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1006/jaer.1996.0120
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.79-84
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The objective ''hay in a day'' can be realized by the mat harvesting technique. The processing of forage through severe damaging of cuticle and formation of thin mats allows a safe moisture level to be reached in one day. The macerator used in this research consists of a toothed main cylinder and six counter rotating rolls. The macerator was tested first in a stationary experimental system to obtain design data for a prototype. Subsequently, a towable macerator was designed and built. Mowing and pressing units will be designed in further work. Drying experiments showed that a safe moisture content of under 20% m.c.w.b. could be reached in 5 to 6 h using the mat formation technique in the Cukurova region. (C) 1997 Silsoe Research Institute.