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Operating instructions sample cleaner MLN | Revision 3
7.5
Recommended sieves and settings
Product
Top sieve
(Straw sieve)
Bottom sieve
(Sand sieve)
Air
Outlet
Grains:
Wheat
Rye
Barley
Oats
4.5 x 20 mm
1.5 x 3.5 mm +
Ø 2.0 mm
7-10
6
Malting barley
4.5 x 20 mm
1.5 x 3.5 mm +
Ø 2.0 mm
7-10
6
Spring swede rape
Ø 2.8 mm
1.0 x 20 mm
5
1
Winter oilseed rape
Ø 3.0 mm
1.0 x 20 mm/
1.25 x 20 mm
6
1-2
Linseed
1.8 x 20 mm/
2.2 x 20 mm
Ø 1.8 mm/
Ø 2.0 mm
3-5
1-2
Maize
Ø 11.0 mm/
Ø 12.0 mm
Ø 4.5 mm
15
10-12
Peas
Ø 9.0 mm/
Ø 10.0 mm
Ø 3.0 mm/
Ø 3.5 mm
15
8-10
Beans
Ø 11.0 mm/
Ø 13.0 mm
3.5 x 20 mm
15
10-12
Soybeans
Ø 8.0 mm/
Ø 9.0 mm
2.5 x 20 mm
15
8-10
Sunflower
Ø 11.0 mm/
Ø 12.0 mm
2.0 x 20 mm/
2.5 x 20 mm
7-9
8-10
Key:
Ø
= round hole
x
= slot
/
= or
The specified settings and sieves are recommended by Pfeuffer GmbH. Objective is the
same result as during a process cleaning.
Products such as peas, beans, soybeans and sunflowers vary greatly in size depending
on their types.
You can get the recommended sieves at Pfeuffer GmbH; the item numbers are given in
chapter 11.3
You can look up standardised specifications under the following standards:
DIN EN ISO 5223:
Test sieves for cereals
DIN EN ISO 658:
Oilseeds – determination of impurity level
DIN EN 15587:
Cereal and cereal products – determination of stock in wheat,
hard wheat, rye and feed barley