How does dryeration reduce damage to corn kernels?

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Close-up of mature golden wheat (Triticum aestivum) heads and stalks densely packed in a field. — Cereal processing Common wheat (*Triticum aestivum*).

Dryeration reduces damage to corn kernels by modifying the cooling phase of the drying process. Instead of cooling the grain immediately after it exits the dryer, the hot corn is transferred to a cooling bin where it is tempered for six to ten hours. Following this tempering period, the corn is slowly cooled by ventilation for an additional ten hours. This controlled, gradual cooling process helps prevent the physical damage that can occur during rapid cooling, while simultaneously increasing the overall output of the crop-processing machinery.1