Effect of Caragana and Corn Straw Mixture Parameters on Pellet Feed Unit Density

Authors

  • Jianchao Zhang College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China; Inner Mongolia Engineering Research Center of Intelligent Equipment for the Entire Process of Forage and Feed Production
  • Zhihong Yu College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China
  • Zhizhen An College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Hohhot 010018, China

Keywords:

Caragana, Corn straw, Pellet feed, Unit density

Abstract

The unit density value is a key quality index for pellet feed production. This study presents an experimental evaluation of the unit density for the pelletizing of caragana and corn straw, under different levels of technological parameters, including moisture content, weight ratio of caragana, and particle size. Results showed that these three parameters of raw materials affected unit density. Through orthogonal test and extreme variance analysis, it was shown that the various moisture content and weight ratio of caragana had a significant effect on the density of pellets, and the influencing factors were ranked as moisture content > weight ratio of caragana > particle size of the materials. In compliance with industry standards, optimizations of the parameters resulted in a granulation density of 1.15 g/cm3 with particle size of 5 mm, moisture content of 13.4% and weight ratio of caragana of 24.8%.

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Published

2024-07-28

How to Cite

Zhang , J., Yu, Z., & An, Z. (2024). Effect of Caragana and Corn Straw Mixture Parameters on Pellet Feed Unit Density. BioResources, 19(3), 6711–6723. Retrieved from https://ojs.bioresources.com/index.php/BRJ/article/view/23654

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2024)

Section

Research Article or Brief Communication