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Education and Outreach

Introduction to Grain Elevators

 
This series of presentations shows the operation of an export elevator, the operation of a bulkweighing scale and the procedure for performing a build-up scale test, a description of electronic control systems, a 3-dimensional model of a shipping bin and diverter gates, and a simulation of a gate limit switch test which is designed as a training aid for FGIS personnel.

 
The 3-D model and the gate test use Virtual Reality Modeling Language, version 2.0 (VRML 2.0 or VRML 97) and require a VRML 2.0 viewer. VRML viewers are available for Windows (TM), Linux (TM), Silicon Graphics (TM), Sun (TM), and Macintosh (TM) machines.

 
These pages have been tested for proper operation with the Cortona(TM) VRML viewer running as a plug-in for Microsoft Internet Explorer (TM), and with the Cosmo Player(TM) viewer (which is no longer supported) running as a plug-in for Netscape Navigator(TM) and Internet Explorer(TM).

 
Rendering a 3-D model can take a long time, so please be patient. To see the tables on some of these pages in their entirety, you may have to set your browser on its smallest font size. Also, The 3-D models will be easier to see if you hide the toolbars on your browser.

 

 

 
Last updated 8/30/2006

 

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