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GrainPro® Cocoon™ Cargo Instruction Manual
MA4042TSD1014-3
5.9.1.
Calculation:
a)
Total Volume – Volume Occupied by the Commodity.
b)
Every 2.0 kg of CO
2
replaces 1 cubic meter of air.
c)
Formula: (1 minus bulk density) x Volume (in m
3
) x 2
COMMODITY
AMOUNT OF CARBON DIOXIDE (CO
2
) FOR
PURGING, kg
BULK DENSITY
MT/m
3
Barley
0.62
32.7
Cashew nuts
0.50
43.0
Chia seeds
0.68
27.5
Chickpeas
0.74
22.4
Cocoa beans
0.56
37.8
Coffee beans
0.59
35.3
Cotton seed
0.40
51.6
Cowpea
0.75
21.5
Maize
0.72
24.1
Millet
0.63
31.8
Mung bean
0.75
21.5
Oats
0.43
49.0
Paddy
0.60
34.4
Paddy, rice bran
0.55
38.7
Peanuts, shelled
0.64
31.0
Rice, milled
0.80
17.2
Rye
0.72
24.1
Sesame
0.59
35.3
Sorghum
0.72
24.1
Soybean
0.75
21.5
Sunflower
0.41
50.7
Wheat
0.77
19.8
5.9.2.
CO
2
application:
a.
Make sure that enough CO
2
is available on
site. The weight of the CO
2
in the cylinder is
indicated by the industrial companies (i.e.
22kg standard capacities which can be used
to calculate the number of cylinders
required). CO
2
cylinders are available with
or without syphon (dip tube).
NOTES:
For rapid flushing, the cylinder should be inverted using mechanical inverter.
Cylinder with syphon should be in upright position during flushing.
