An Efficient Gin Stand?

•The modern Gin stand is capable of producing 15 bales per hour of lint, yet it takes on average around 20 teeth to remove enough cotton to make one end of a cotton

Project Aim

Improve fibre qualities (Fibre length & Trash levels)Improve seed quality (Both damage & Residual lint)Gin Stand characteristics-Saws, Ribs, Ginning point, Seed tube & Agitator. Priority:  Create a uniform seed cotton distribution across the gin stand to allow for full production potential, i.e. production rate and quality.

Fuzzy seed is collected over a 1 minute period for each section.

Seed is collected from the stand and transferred using a vacuum to prevent overflow. The collected weight can vary between 1.5 and 6 kg per section.

 Image Analysis

Images of the feed works of the gin were taken and analysed to allow for an understanding of the input distribution, as this is currently unknown.  Research articles assume that there is an even distribution.   The feed works were divided into 12 equal sections that correspond to the output collection points

 Gin Stand Feed Distribution

Seed Coat Neps