Model Predictive Control of the Grain Drying Process

Table 1

Test conditions and measurement results (average value).

Test conditions	Dryer I	Dryer II
Capacity/kg	10000	10000
Initial moisture content (wet basis)/%	27.31	18.26
Unprocessed grain temperature/^°C	−0.7	32
Ambient temperature/^°C	−1.0	−1.0
Relative humidity of ambient/%	45	45
Fan flow/m^3/min	150	150
Hot air temperature/^°C	85.8	109.4
Relative humidity of exhaust gas/%	65	58
Feed rate/kg/h	1773	1716