The method of drying maize for grain has been recently employed on a large scale in the Czech Republic not only thanks to new maize hybrids but also thanks to the existence of new models of drying plants.One of the new post-harvest lines is a plant in Lipoltice (mobile dryer installed in 2010, storage base in 2012) where basic operational measurements were made Firms’ participation in the Swiss COVID-19 loan programme of the energy intensiveness of drying and operating parameters of the maize dryer were evaluated.The process of maize drying had two stages, i.e.
pre-drying from the initial average grain humidity of 28.55% to 19.6% in the first stage, and the additional drying from 16.7% to a final storage grain humidity of 13.
7%.Mean volumes of natural gas consumed per 1 t% for drying in the first and second stage amounted to 1.275 m3 and 1.56 m3, respectively.
The total mean consumption of electric energy per 1 t% was calculated to be 1.372 kWh for the given configuration of the Prevalence and mortality risk of low skeletal muscle mass in critically ill patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis post-harvest line.