GEAPS Exchange 2019

Reducing Foreign Material Using Controlled Flow Transfer Chute Technology (Room Convention Center - 107/109/111)

26 Mar 18
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

Tracks: Concurrent Ed Sessions, Education Schedule, Equipment Maintenance, Exchange-at-a-Glance, Expo

Speaker(s): Matthew Koca, Principal Flowpath Eng, Flexco

Foreign materials (FMs) are a huge cost burden to grain terminals, so reducing their numbers throughout a material handling system not only saves money but also reduces wear rates in chutes.This presentation will provide a technical analysis of traditional spouting versus controlled flow transfer chutes in the grain industry. Discrete Element Modeling (DEM) will be discussed as an analysis tool and how it is used to predict attrition or breakage rates in grain. The Continuum Method will also be discussed as a design tool for controlled flow transfer chutes. This advanced session will be led by Matthew Koca, the Principal Flow Path Engineer for Flexco; he has been designing controlled flow material transfer systems for over 10 years for a broad range of materials.