The grain is dried from a moisture content of 38.9% to a final moisture of 13.7%
dry basis with 8 h of drying per day, and the drying is continued for subsequent
days, without mixing the grain at the end of each day until the final moisture content
is reached.
The dryer dimensions that were used in the optimization were collector length L,
collector and drying chamber width W and grain depth B. For every combination of
these dimensions, the simulation model was run in order to give the drying cost.