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T o c y c l o n e<br />

Bran<br />

FAN<br />

G r a i n<br />

hopper<br />

A i r<br />

i n l e t<br />

Feed g a t e<br />

ADJUSTABLE<br />

GATE<br />

OVERFLOW<br />

OUTLET<br />

DEHULLED<br />

G<strong>RA</strong>IN<br />

RESINOID<br />

DISCS<br />

Figure 5. Schematic diagram of the PRL dehuller.<br />

Figure 6. Photograph of the PRL mini dehuller.<br />

Grain enters the machine at (A) and a vertical<br />

screw conveyor (C), attached to the lower part of<br />

the rotor (B), moves the grain upward into the<br />

dehulling chamber (D). The distance between the<br />

knives, mounted in the upper part of the rotor, and<br />

a stationary perforated cylindrical screen (F) determines<br />

the rate of dehulling. Fines are blown<br />

through the screen, while the dehulled grains are<br />

taken off at the top outlet gate (H). The throughput<br />

is regulated by means of counterweights (G)<br />

attached to the outlet gate (H). The manufacturer<br />

claims a throughput of up to 2000 kg/hr of<br />

sorghum. The machine is powered by a 30 hp<br />

motor and weighs 447 kg.<br />

Palyi-Hansen BR 001-2<br />

This unit consists of a multiple combination of<br />

rotating disks, each one consisting of a side with<br />

abrasive corrugated blades and a side having<br />

perforated abrasive blades with openings (Rasper<br />

1977). The disks are mounted on a horizontal shaft<br />

and are hollow to enable the air to flow under<br />

pressure through the perforations in the abrasive<br />

surface. The disks are housed in a perforated<br />

metal drum through which pieces of bran are<br />

blown. Rasper (1977) reported that the machine<br />

was in the early stages of testing and, to date, the<br />

progress of its development is not known.<br />

Buhler-Miag Types DNRH, DSRD,<br />

MHV, DSRH, MKDA<br />

Buhler-Miag (9240 Uzwil, Switzerland) is involved<br />

in the problem of dehulling sorghum (Wyss 1977).<br />

However, very little information is available on the<br />

application of the five abrasive-type dehullers they<br />

manufacture.<br />

The horizontal hulling machine (type DNRH)<br />

provides abrasive action with emery rings in a<br />

fixed sieve-plate cylinder mounted on a horizontal<br />

axis. A 15 hp motor gives throughputs ranging<br />

from 250 to 1000 kg/hr at rotor speeds between<br />

800 and 1600 rpm. The machine is used mainly on<br />

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