Study of the parameters and operating modes of the installation for aerosol treatment of seed grain

¹ Federal Scientific Agro-Engineering Center VIM, Moscow, Russia
² Ryazan State Agrotechnological University Named after P.A. Kostychev, Ryazan, Russia

^* Corresponding author: kosta066@yandex.ru

Abstract

One of the modern elements of agrotechnologies is the presowing treatment of seeds with bio-stimulating preparations, providing a complex effect on seeds, which, along with improving the sowing and productive qualities of seeds, can increase the resistance of plants to adverse environmental factors, diseases and pests. Recently, world agricultural production is increasingly focused on environmentally friendly technologies, where preparations based on components of natural origin become important. Preparations based on humic acids are among them. The effectiveness of their use in the process of presowing treatment of seeds to a certain extent depends on the technology and technical means used. This article discusses the design of the developed seed dresser and explores the basic physical processes that affect the quality of seed treatment. The effectiveness of seed treatment with growth stimulants has been studied depending on the intensity of heat exchange processes taking place in the processing chamber of the developed device, where heat transfer from the vapor of humates to the downward flow of grain occurs. Herewith, the dependence of heat transfer on the residence time of the grain in the treatment chamber, heat carrier temperature (aerosol of humates) and uniform distribution of coolant flow in the treatment chamber was determined.