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Storage:
Optimal moisture content for ginned cotton bales
is 8-9%. Yet in many production areas, ginned cotton
often contains only 4-5% moisture, and can lose
more during storage. Since natural cotton absorbs
water vapor from the air, storage at 65% - 75% RH
can increase the moisture content of the bales,
adding quality and increasing saleable weight. |
Gin
Work Areas: Cotton processing sends cotton fibers
and dust into the air, which can jam machinery and
endanger workers' health. High humidity suppresses
the dust and fiber and keeps the air in the work
area clean and comfortable. |
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The
Tabor FogRight Atomizer uses high-velocity compressed
air to produce a true "dry fog" of micro-droplets.
The droplets evaporate into the air before they
reach the ground, adding water vapor to the air
and increasing relative humidity. Raw cotton in
bales absorbs the humidity, adding moisture and
weight to the bales. For free fiber in the air,
the added weight of the moist fiber makes it fall
quickly to the ground.
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Increases
Value: Adding moisture to stored bales
can increase the sale value of the cotton
by about 4% per season. |
Improves
Quality: Raising the moisture level
of the cotton to 8% - 9% improves flexibility
of the fiber. |
Cleans
Air: Keeping the air clean in the
ginning area keeps workers comfortable and
safe, and prevents machinery problems. |
Low
Maintenance because of the FogRight's
large non-clogging nozzle, with no moving
parts. |
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At
the Southern Fiber cotton facility in Israel,
a gin owned by a growers' cooperative, each
storage room holds some 10,000 bales of about
250 kg each. That's $2.5 million dollars in
each room. Their Tabor FogRight Atomizer system
increases the moisture content - and the weight
- of the cotton by about 3% over the 6-8 month
storage period. That's an increase of $75,000
per room each season! The cost of the system?
Under $15,000 installed. No wonder that Southern
Fiber has installed the Tabor FogRight Atomizer
in all 6 of its storerooms since 1996. |
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