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Method of conditioning oil seeds and similar materials
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Inventors: Givens, Joe C.; Stevenson, William L.; Moses, Darcy; Kratochwill, William L.; Anderson, George E.;
Assignee: Crown Iron Works Company (Minneapolis, MN)
Primary Examiner: Yeung; George
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Nawrocki; Lawrence M.
A method of conditioning an oil seed for removal of the hull therefrom for subsequent processing of the meat portion of the oil seed. The method includes a step of passing the oil seed, under the influence of gravity, downwardly through a plenum (26) of an oil seed conditioner (18). A gas is introduced into the conditioner (18), proximate a lower end thereof, through an inlet (32). The gas passes upwardly in a counter-current relationship to the downwardly passing oil seed. A plurality of staves (24) are disposed within the plenum (26) and extend thereacross. Consequently, as the oil seed passes downwardly through the plenum (26) it engages and bounces off the staves (24). Downward movement of the oil seed is retarded by the upward flow of the gas and the staves (24). The impacting of the oil seed against the staves (24) effects loosening of the hulls, and the extended period of time the oil seed is maintained within the plenum (26) facilitates crisping of those hulls. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention is a method for conditioning oil seeds such as soybeans.
Such products, in their natural state, include a meat portion encased by a hull.
The present method invention functions to condition oil seeds so that the hulls can be removed to render the meat portions available for subsequent processing.
The raw oil seed is passed through a closed plenum for movement in a first direction.
A gas flow is induced through the plenum in a direction generally along the axis along which the raw oil seed generally moves.
The rate of speed at which the oil seed passes through the plenum is controlled, and the duration of time over which the oil seed is exposed to the gas flow is, thereby, also controlled.
One way in which the method is practiced envisions causing the gas flow to pass through the closed plenum substantially in the opposite direction of that in which the raw oil seed moves.
A counter-current flow is, thereby, established.
The gas flow, if counter-current, can retard the rate of speed at which the oil seed passes through the plenum.
It follows, therefore, that, by controlling the rate of gas flow, the period of time during which the oil seed is exposed to the gas flow can be regulated.
Typically, the process would be practiced to effect conditioning of the oil seed, to establish proper temperature and moisture for flaking, and to effect a separation of the hulls from the meats.
It is envisioned that the gas employed for such a purpose would be a mixture of air and steam in any proportion.
It has been found that a gas temperature of between 215.
degree.
F.
and 420.
degree.
F.
is suitable for this purpose.
Further loosening of the hulls can be accomplished by providing a multiplicity of staves extending across the plenum.
As the oil seed passes through the plenum, at a rate controlled in part by the flow rate of the gas, the oil seed strikes and bounces off the staves and passes downwardly, typically, under the influence of gravity.
The impact against the staves also serves to increase the time necessary for particles to pass through the plenum, thereby increasing the time for the conditioning process to occur
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