Effect of composting heat from intermittent aerated static pile on the elevation of underground temperature

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 679-683

  Hong, J H ^a,b   Park, K J ^a   Sohn, B K ^b  

^a Dept of Agric Mach Engineering ^*  (South Korea)

^b Sunchon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Animal waste; Composting; Composting greenhouse; Intermittent aeration, compost stability; Protected agriculture; Underground heating

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; CULTIVATION; MANURES; PLANTS (BOTANY); THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; UNDERGROUND HEAT TRANSFER;

ANIMAL WASTE; COMPOST STABILITY; COMPOSTING GREENHOUSE; COMPOSTING HEAT; HORTICULTURE; INTERMITTENT AERATION; PROTECTED AGRICULTURE; UNDERGROUND HEATING;

COMPOSTING;

EID: 0031234693     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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