Design and testing of an instrument for determining the angle of maize accumulation based on the collapse method
[Objective]To facilitate the accurate determination of the accumulation angle of maize seeds,a double-layer accumulation angle tester controlled by a wireless remote control has been developed.[Method]The opening and closing of the movable plate of the tester was controlled by a wireless remote control,and the group of maize seeds fell freely to form the stacking angle,and the stacking angle during the experiment was measured directly by using an angle ruler.[Result]Before drying Liangyu 88 varieties of maize stacking angle is significantly larger than the first Yu 335,Zhengdan 985,after drying the three maize varieties of grain stacking angle was a trend of reduction,it can be seen that the maize stacking angle with the increase in moisture content and reduce,and there are differences between different varieties.[Conclusion]The experimental results verified the reliability of the designed apparatus and revealed the ef-fects of water content and maize seed varieties on the stacking angle.