Deep-bed simulation of the cooling of stored grain with ambient air: A test bed for ventilation control strategies

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 299-312

  Sun, Da Wen ^a   Woods, J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambient cooling; Barley; Deep bed model; Grain; Heat and mass transfer; Pest control; Simulation; Weather data; Wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030733174     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(97)00010-6     Document Type: Article

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