Tendency to bridge over openings for chopped Phalaris and straw of Triticum mixed in different proportions with wood chips

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 199-210

  Mattsson, Jan Erik ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

bridging; canary reed grass; flow properties; Materials handling; mixtures; straw; wood chips

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FLOW OF SOLIDS; MATERIALS HANDLING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); STRAW;

BRIDGING TENDENCY; REED CANARY GRASS;

WOOD FUELS;

PHALARIS; TRITICUM;

EID: 0030952250     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0961-9534(96)00048-7     Document Type: Article

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