| 摘要 |
A method for processing grain to provide a flour or grit product suitable for human consumption and by-products suitable for use as animal feed and industrial products which includes forming a slurry (18) of the grain with water and passing the slurry through a plurality of pump stages having turbine pumps (22) equipped with turbine pump impellers to remove the husks from the grain kernels without cracking a substantial portion of the kernels. The slurry is then passed through a centrifuge (26) to remove excess water (28), surface dried and passed through an aspirator (34) to separate the husks from the grain kernels. The dehusked kernels are sent through a centrifugal impact cracker (42) to break up the kernel and separate the germ and oil from the endosperm. The broken kernel pieces are then milled to produce flour (48). |
