LINSEC - The software for modeling and simulation of grain drying system
Authors
Domingos Magalhães Valente
Universidade Federal Viçosa
Daniel Queiroz
Universidade Federal Viçosa
Luis Silva
Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo
Gabriel Oliveira
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Fábio Santos
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Keywords:
Grain dryer, Mathematical models, Thompson’s model
Abstract
Considering the importance of mathematical models in the development and analysis of grain drying systems, and understanding the need to develop interfaces that will improve the accessibility of these models, this work aimed to: a) implement the Thompson model to simulate grain drying at high temperatures; b) develop an appropriate language to generate drying models; and c) develop a graphical interface with the goal of facilitating user understanding. Thus the computational program LINSEC that was created using the programming language Visual Basic 6.0. LINSEC was highly effective for the modeling and simulation of drying systems and in providing simulated values close to reality. LINSEC is highly flexible and user-friendly during the modeling of several types of dryers.
