Dryin'er Down

[biglentil]

[Rareearth]

Those are interesting! Never thought of the thermal imaging.

[Robertbarlage]

how much is one of those

[therealnorthernf]

is that done with one of those "Caterpillar" smart phones?

[Ache4Acres]

Cool picture. Is that second bin lid open?

What's the air temp as it goes in?

[Guest]

How does this work big lentil ?

[biglentil]

Flir one for Android plug n play. Bin opening wide open on second bin. Didnt bother to measure inlet temp except for holding hand in the stream. The bins look warm but really its only about a 5 degree C temperature differential according to thermal.

Its subtle but can actually see grain level of both bins 1st bin around 3/4 and 2nd around half.

[Ache4Acres]

He mentioned a few posts back that is the FLIR ONE attachment for his phone. They sell for about $350 online eBay or direct from FLIR

http://www.flir.ca/flirone/ios-android/?pi_ad_id=149966968961&gclid=CN_43qLx788CFQ2UaQod2 c4CBw

[greybeard]

Does this make mean no need for cables or just compliment them?
Are you adding heat?

[oneoff]

Very interesting.


A whole lot like some "researcher/farmer should mount an aeration hopper bin on a few weight load cells and know for sure the exact times that aeration is adding or removing moisture from the grain or oilseed inside a bin.
Then apply the same type of common sense to "solving" carbon dioxide/methane/"greenhouse gas" claims, accusations and solutions.


Cause just because the current consensus leans overwhelmingly a certain way...doesn't mean nearly everyone is correct in their beliefs and assumptions (about anything).

[oneoff]

What is the height of "rockets" or other aeration tubes installed? Don't expect "wall wings" but one would never know. How much grain over the top of whatever aeration tube is installed. How many days since fans first turned on. Time of day?

What about bin diameter.....looks like Butler bins; but what horsepower fans and are they centrifugal or axial flow? Any chance there is one fan feeding both bins? Why are those front sheets so different n temperature from adjacent sheets? Is sun shining brightly? What does backside of bin look like at the same time?

Etc. etc

[biglentil]

I don't think it replaces temp cables as the hot pockets usually start in middle of the bin no?

Thermal from what I understand is simply a frequency like light waves that are not visible to human eye. Those dark panels I believe are a reflection of the cool bins behind me.

Oneoff there are so many factors at play when it comes to static pressure, humidity, and temperature that are constantly changing. A guy can try to calculate them all and put a scale underneith, fancy motor controllers, spend a pile of money blah blah blah. Or instead i rotate a load out preferrably daily and moisture check. I think the term is called "farmer rigging".

[farmaholic]

Are those short sheets that don't show the same thermal reading heavier gauge that replaced the door before the bin was put on a cone?

[skip]

i am always amazed how farmers can play with tech to solve problems.
great idea biglentil
thanks for sharing the idea

[sumdumguy]

I think those two look like good old pots with new legs, eh? Now cooking up a little Canoli. We were talking about ways this guy could circulate that Canola. We did some surfing and found Kongskilde - 14 dealers in Canada. Pretty basic.