PAES 209:2000

Question 1

shelled kernel free from foreign matter

Answer 1

clean shelled kernel

Question 2

clearance between cylinder shelling elements and concave component

Answer 2

concave clearance

Question 3

actual capacity of the sheller corrected at 20% kernel moisture content (wet basis), and 100%
purity

Answer 3

corrected capacity

Question 4

weight of unshelled corn fed into the sheller per unit of time

Answer 4

feed rate

Question 5

all matters other than corn kernels such as sand, g

Answer 5

foreign matter

Question 6

weight of shelled kernel collected per unit of time

Answer 6

output capacity

Question 7

wire mesh or perforated sheet metal used to separate large and/or small particles

Answer 7

oscillating screen

Question 8

electric motor, a gasoline or diesel fed engine used to run the sheller

Answer 8

primemover

Question 9

sum of the weight of collected shelled kernels and all the shelling losses

Answer 9

total kernel loss

Question 10

sum of blower, separation, unshelled and scattering losses in a sheller, expressed in percent
by weight

Answer 10

total losses