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Department of Agricultural and Biological EngineeringDepartment of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
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Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois

TSM 381 Grain Drying & Storage Systems

Grain drying fundamentals, air-moisture relationships, grain drying systems for efficient energy use, fans, grain-handling devices and systems, planning of grain handling systems, grain standards, moisture measurement, grain storage, fungi and insect problems, aeration, processing and milling of corn and soybeans. Icludes laboratory.
3 Credit Hours.

Instructors:

Course Objectives:

  1. To learn the principles of crop drying, especially corn drying.
  2. To develop practical insights into the layout of on-farm drying and storage facilities.

Course Grading:

Exam 1 -         20% 
Exam 2 -         20%
Final Exam -    20%
Project -         10%
Homework -     30%

Illinois Catalog Information

Extra Course Information:

T, TH: 9:00-9:50  Lecture
TH 1:00-2:50       Lab 1 
TH 3:00-4:50       Lab 2