An optimization model for energy supply to rice mills in India

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 341-358

  Kapur, Tarun ^a   Kandpal, T C ^a   Garg, H P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Energy supply; Future scenarios; Least cost; Linear programming; Raw and parboiled paddy; Rice mills

Indexed keywords

ENERGY SUPPLY; INDIA; LEAST COST; PARBOILED PADDY; RAW PADDY; RICE MILLS;

AGRICULTURE; COSTS; ENERGY RESOURCES; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENERGY SUPPLY; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MODELLING APPROACH; RICE MILL; RICE PROCESSING;

INDIA;

EID: 0031102935     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(19970325)21:4<341::AID-ER264>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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