Calculating Conveyor Angle

One could pull out their calculator and mess with sin, cos, tan, but when it comes to figuring out discharge height, or conveyor length, or angle of incline for an auger or conveyor installation, I just pull up this handy web page:  http://www.csgnetwork.com/righttricalc.html

Enjoy!

Bushels Per Hour to Tons Per Hour Formula

This is the formula you use to convert bushels per hour to tons per hour:

BPH x 1.25 = Cubic Feet Per Hour
Cubic Feet Per Hour x Pounds Per Cubic Feet = Pounds Per Hour
Pounds Per Hour / 2000 = Tons Per Hour

Common Assumed Per Cu Ft Weights:
Corn = 45 lbs per cubic ft
Feed = 35 lbs per cubic ft
Wheat = 48 lbs per cubic ft
Pellets = 55 to 60 lbs per cubic ft
(I highly recommend you VERIFY the weight of the material you will be conveying)

The above formula takes the form of an interactive calculator at sudenga.com:  Click here to use this calculator.

Useful Grain Handling Sites

-Purdue University Post-Harvest Grain Quality & Stored Product Protection Program.
-Mycotoxins in Cereal Grains
-Grain Storage Management (Univ. of Neb. Lincoln)
-Iowa Grain Quality Initiative (Iowa State University)
-Univ. of Minnesota Post-Harvest Handling of Crops
-Oklahoma State Univ. Stored Products Research
-North Dakota State Univ. Grain Drying, Handling and Storage
-USDA ARS Grain Marketing and Production Research Center
-Kansas State University Grain Science Industry Extension Program
-Multistate Project NC-213 (Management of Grain Quality and Security)

Grain Handling Knowledge

It is difficult to find a place where one can look up all the math, and theory, and layout ideas for grain handling systems. So, in response, I am beginning this blog. I will post as much "free domain" info as possible on this site. Check back often, I hope to update frequently. Also, I'd love to hear from those of you out there that have new ideas or experiences that apply to this area of need in the agricultural industry.

Thanks for visiting! I hope you find this site useful.