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Kn<br />

Kt<br />

KEi<br />

KEr<br />

Normal stiffness coefficient, N·m -1<br />

Tangential stiffness coefficient, N·m -1<br />

Total kinetic energy before collisions, J<br />

Total kinetic energy after collisions, J<br />

l Particle length, mm<br />

lb<br />

Length of soybean, mm<br />

M Added percentage moisture content, dimensionless<br />

Mi<br />

mn<br />

mc<br />

md<br />

mr<br />

Mixing index, dimensionless<br />

Mass of one seed or particle, kg (n = i, j, for particles i and j)<br />

Mass of clear soybeans, kg<br />

Mass of dust collected on the filter, g<br />

Mass of red soybeans, kg<br />

m * Equivalent mass of particles in contact, kg<br />

mcf<br />

mp<br />

Bucket cup filling or mass of grain in a bucket cup, g·cup -1<br />

Total mass of particles filling the test weight kettle, kg<br />

m& Mass flow rate of particles in simulation with original control volume, kg·s 0<br />

-1<br />

m& Mass flow rate of particles in simulation with reduced control volume, kg·s n<br />

-1 (n = 4, 5, 6, 7)<br />

m& Mass flow rate of dust, g·s d<br />

-1<br />

m& Mass flow rate equivalent of dust generated during handling, g·t e<br />

-1<br />

m& Mass flow rate of grain, t·s g<br />

-1<br />

m& Mass flow rate of soybeans, t·h s<br />

-1<br />

N Number of particles in simulation, dimensionless<br />

N Number of samples from dividing the entire batch of the mixture, dimensionless<br />

Nb<br />

ns<br />

Boot pulley speed, rpm<br />

Number of spot samples, dimensionless<br />

n Specific surface of the solid relative to a sphere, dimensionless<br />

f<br />

np<br />

Number of particles in each sample, dimensionless<br />

n& Particle rate in simulation with original control volume, particle·s 0<br />

-1<br />

n& Particle rate in simulation with reduced control volume, particle·s n<br />

-1 (n = 4, 5, 6, 7)<br />

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