2020 Sukup Axial Dryers | Split-Plenum T168

2020 Sukup Axial Dryers | Split-Plenum T168

Split-Plenum Axial-Fan Dryers have an internal divider between the plenums, so each fan and heater blows into its own chamber and is not affected by the other. This allows them to dry in Full-Heat mode with staged drying temps, where they may run very hot on the top chamber and cooler on the bottom chamber to preserve more grain quality. Split-Plenum Axial-Fan Dryers can also run in Heat/Cool mode where all the drying is done in the top plenum and the heater is turned off in the bottom plenum. Using two smaller fans allows you to run a larger dryer on single-phase power than you could with a Single Fan Dryer.

Features may include:

• Sukup Split-Plenum Axial-Fan Dryers are available in two different fan configurations, 2/3-1/3 Split, or 50/50 Split

• 2/3-1/3 Split dryers are the more popular and economic style; they are easy to recognize because the top fan is always larger diameter than the bottom fan

• When running in heat/cool mode, 2/3 of the dryer is heating or drying grain and the bottom 1/3 is cooling; grain is typically approximately 20°-30°F above ambient temperature

• 50/50 Split dryers have two fans of the same size and can also run in full-heat or heat/cool mode

• These dryers are typically purchased to run in full-heat mode and get a little more airflow, and as a result, higher capacities, than a single fan dryer

• When running in heat/cool mode, they will discharge grain very near ambient temperature, but they will have less capacity than a 2/3-1/3 split because only half of the dryer is heating while the other half cools

• Sukup's exclusive, patented Quad Metering Roll System (U.S. Patent #5,992,044) is standard on all Sukup Portable Grain Dryers

• By using two metering rolls on each dryer column, Sukup is able to pull grain down the drying columns at different speeds. The inner, hotter layer of grain is pulled down the column faster than the cooler, outer layer. The process produces more even moisture content of the dried grain, minimizes damage, and maintains higher test weights and overall quality.

• They reduce moisture variation and maintain grain quality without blocking airflow or creating spots for debris to accumulate

• The Sukup Quad Metering Roll System received an AE50 Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers

• Electronic modulating valve heater controls provide computer-controlled gas flow to maintain plenum temperature set by the operator

• This system is much more fuel efficient than on-off or high-low controls

• Plenum temperature can be easily adjusted from the control box

• Sukup crossflow dryers have the widest grain columns available at 14 inches; wider grain columns allows for more grain in process, promoting higher grain quality and fuel efficiency when compared to narrower grain columns

• Axial fan dryers are low-speed fans - 1750 RPM

• Low-speed axial fans are quieter than traditional axial fans used for in-bin drying and aeration because they run at half the speed

• Sukup fans are well-known within the agricultural industry for their high airflow, efficient operation and excellent reliability