DRYING GRAIN WITH DESERT AIR

New Controlled Temperature
Hydronic Heaters from Heat Innovations

	Reduces grain drying time by 50 - 75% with aeration.
	Helps ensure dry grain with aeration regardless of harvest date.
	Lowers drying costs by allowing your to use the more abundant, lower cost fuels.
	Can be used with any aeration system and/or grain dryer.

Crop - Wheat 18.5% - 14.5%
Bin Size: 19' dia. x 5 rings - 3000 bu.
Air Flow - 1 CFM / bu.

				Desert Air
	Days to Average dry no heat			Days to ave. dry with 59,000 BTU's heat
Harvest Date	Average	Best	Worst	Average	Best	Worst
Aug. 15	18	9	45	6	4	9
Sept.1	22	16	45	7	6	8
Sept. 15	29	23	no	7	7	8
Oct. 1	no	29	no	7	6	9
Oct. 15	no	no	no	8	8	10
Nov. 1	no	no	no	10	10	13

Crop - Wheat 18.5% - 14.5%
Bin Size: 19' dia. x 8 rings - 5000 bu.
Air Flow - 3/4 CFM / bu.

				Desert Air
	Days to Average dry no heat			Days to ave. dry with 71,000 BTU's heat
Harvest Date	Average	Best	Worst	Average	Best	Worst
Aug. 15	24	13	53	8	6	11
Sept.1	32	22	no	9	7	11
Sept. 15	43	363	no	9	9	11
Oct. 1	no	no	no	10	9	13
Oct. 15	no	no	no	11	10	14
Nov. 1	no	no	no	14	13	no

Desert Air Reduces Drying Costs

Cost of Fuel to Generate 21,859,200 BTU's of Heat					Tot. Fuel Cost Incl. $101 for fan	Drying Cost per Bu.
Fuel	Yield in BTU's	Amount Req'd	Unit Cost	Cost of Fuel
Natural Gas	35,301/m3	619 m3	20¢	$123.80	$224.80	3.2¢
Electricity	3414 BTU/Kwh	6404 Kwh	6¢	$384.24	$485.24	6.9¢
Propane	24,200 BTU/L	903 L	35¢	$316.05	$417.05	5.9¢
Coal	14,000,000 BTU/ton	1.56 tons	$20.00	$31.20	$132.20	1.8¢
Cost of drying with aeration only - Cost of Electricity for running fan for 43 days					$466	6.7¢

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