Lentil SorterCritical IssuesTechnical Development: 1st DesignTechnical Development: 2nd DesignTechnical Development: 3rd DesignMarket FeasibilitySlide 7Lentil SorterGreen TeamSection BCritical Issues Technical Feasibility–Separate lentils from chaff, stones, and other foreign material–Increase capacity Market Feasibility–What is the market positioning?Technical Development: 1st DesignProblems:–Capacity of 36lb/hr–Difficult to scale up: Industrial cyclones only 800 lbs/hr–No easy mechanism to separate all 3 major constituents (i.e. requires 2-step process)Technical Development: 2nd DesignProblems:–Difficulty separating lentils and chaff accurately–Some lentils get stuck at bottom of PVC tube–Not perfect, but more promising….Technical Development: 3rd DesignTwo concentric screens inside cylinderInner screen has larger holes and vibrates/rotatesNo air flow requiredSeparates 3 components in 1 stepCapacity of 100 lb/minChafflentilsstonesMarket FeasibilityFarmerSell 100 bushels w/ 7% foreign materialPays farmer 11¢/lb for 93 bushels Clean, package & sell lentils at 14 ¢/lb MarketRough clean first; Sell 100 bushels w/ 3% foreign material Pays farmer 12¢/lb for 97 bushels ElevatorMarket FeasibilityFarmerMarketElevatorSell products to elevatorEliminate elevator Sell product to farmers as rough cleaning device • Already competitive industry•Need very high capacity•Need very high capacity•Farmer must operate machine•Farmer must develop new marketing relationships•Trend of growing farm size, commercially operated•On-farm cleaning viewed as a hassle given high
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