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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1982
Hans Oetiker, St. Gallen, CH;
Emanuel Kummer, Gossau, CH;
Gebruder Buhler AG, , CH;
Abstract
A process and apparatus are disclosed for continuously determining the moisture content of a spoilable grain product which is moved along a processing line as a product stream and passed, at least in part, downwardly through a measuring section of a housing in accordance with the process, a pourable average of the product stream is created continuously within the measuring section, and the product moisture content of this product average is measured electrically on a continuous basis. In accordance with the device, the measuring housing has a capacitor as a continuous-flow measuring section and a device for continuously controlling the creation of a pourable product average.