2. • The first land-grant institution in
the U.S., founded in 1863
• Over 23,000 students enrolled in
more than 200 undergraduate and
100 graduate programs
Kansas State University
3. • Formed out of the Department of Chemistry in 1910 to address
the growing needs of the “modern” milling industry
• Only university-based program in the world that offers the
combination of UG and graduate degree programs of its kind:
– BS Milling Science and Management
Bakery Science and Management
Feed Science and Management
– MS/PhD Grain Science
Department of Grain Science & Industry
4. • Range from a bench scale mill (0.5 kg/h) to pilot mill (1 MT/h)
– Batch vs. continuous
– Scale & complexity
– Level of technology
• Teaching lab: Experimental mills (table top Ross mill, Brabender Junior and
Senior, Buhler, Miag), hammer mills, ball mill, attrition mill.
• Specialty dry mills (purify, fractionate, and grind and seed-like material,
including cereals, pseudocereals, legumes, pulses, spices, gums)
• Flour & dough testing, cereal chemistry and research labs
Grain Processing Facilities
8. International Grains Program (IGP)
• 20,000 square feet
• State-of-the art audio/visual capabilities
• $4 million project funded largely by
Kansas crop producers
9. • Comprehensive extrusion lab to continue specialization on snacks, ready-to-
eat breakfast cereals, pet foods and aquatic feeds
• Advanced fermentation methods
• Industrial application of cereal grains and oilseeds
• Client laboratory and office space
Bioprocessing and Industrial Value-Added Program (BIVAP)
10. • Latest industry technologies
(cleaning and peeling, color-sorting,
roller mills, sifting and pneumatics)
• Hard, soft and Durum wheat
• Whole wheat milling
• Specialty milling of corn and
sorghum
• Simulate various mill flow lengths
• Flexible equipment research area
Hal Ross Flour Mill
11. • Teaching, research, service facility
• Science and education wing
• $13.5 million project
O.H. Kruse Feed Technology Innovation Center
16. Flow of Solids
• Effect of impurities on bulk flow of grains
• Flow characteristics of Dried Distillers Grains
with Solubles (DDGS)
• Evaluating the flow of pet-food ingredients
Sponsors:
21. Heat Transfer Modeling
• Cooling pattern of dried distillers grains with
solubles (DDGS)
Sponsor:Predicted temperature
profile when cooled to
296.15 K
DDGS Pile
23. o Grain dust explosion incidents data collection and
reporting
o Grain dust explosion prevention workshops
o For workers/supervisors
o Basics on combustible dust (4 hr)
o Advanced mitigation methods (3 hr)
o Trained about 500 workers/supervisors
Source: edn.com
Outreach Activities
Sponsors:
24. Short Course on Bulk Solids Handling, Storage
• Venue: Department of Grain Science and Industry
• Date: 27-30 October, 2014
• For registration: http://www.grains.k-state.edu/igp/
• Collaborators (2013): Purdue University; Dow
Chemical Co.
• Sponsors/collaborators (2013)